Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Blackstone (BX)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Blackstone (NYSE: BX) recently:

• 10/27/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $190.00 to $180.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from $179.00 to $178.00.
• 10/24/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $173.00 to $168.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2025 – Blackstone was given a new $166.00 price target on by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2025 – Blackstone had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $173.00 to $174.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from $178.00 to $167.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $208.00 to $205.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $171.00 to $165.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $177.00 to $176.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2025 – Blackstone had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities. They now have a $195.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $197.00 to $180.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2025 – Blackstone had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $200.00 to $215.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2025 – Blackstone had its price target raised by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from $170.00 to $179.00.
• 10/14/2025 – Blackstone had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $160.00 to $177.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $180.00 to $171.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $185.00 to $170.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $181.00 to $173.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $194.00 to $188.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $181.00 to $171.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Blackstone had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/8/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $215.00 to $208.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $207.00 to $199.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/3/2025 – Blackstone had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $200.00 to $199.00.
• 10/3/2025 – Blackstone had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $172.00 to $173.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/3/2025 – Blackstone is now covered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $190.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/2/2025 – Blackstone was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 9/29/2025 – Blackstone had its price target raised by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from $166.00 to $178.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – Blackstone had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Blackstone Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be given a $1.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 3rd. This represents a $5.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. This is an increase from Blackstone’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.03. Blackstone’s dividend payout ratio is 147.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Private Multi-Asset Blackstone purchased 2,538,071 shares of Blackstone stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $25.61 per share, for a total transaction of $64,999,998.31. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 7,506,209 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $192,234,012.49. This trade represents a 51.09% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Bx Buzz Ml-1 Gp Llc sold 16,689,884 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.26, for a total value of $104,478,673.84. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders purchased 2,551,515 shares of company stock worth $67,038,327 and sold 16,884,634 shares worth $138,445,346. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Blackstone Inc is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services.