Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for OBDC Earnings

Blue Owl Capital Co. (NYSE:OBDC) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Blue Owl Capital in a report released on Tuesday, October 22nd. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now expects that the company will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Blue Owl Capital’s current full-year earnings is $1.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Blue Owl Capital’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $396.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $388.84 million. Blue Owl Capital had a net margin of 43.61% and a return on equity of 12.66%.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on OBDC. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $17.00 target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $16.00 to $15.50 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Raymond James lowered shares of Blue Owl Capital from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Blue Owl Capital from $15.50 to $14.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $15.94.

Blue Owl Capital Trading Down 0.9 %

NYSE OBDC opened at $15.09 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. Blue Owl Capital has a 1-year low of $12.99 and a 1-year high of $16.91. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.44. The company has a market capitalization of $5.88 billion, a PE ratio of 7.62 and a beta of 0.87.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of Blue Owl Capital in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. CWM LLC raised its stake in Blue Owl Capital by 98.6% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,032 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Blue Owl Capital in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Retirement Group LLC grew its position in Blue Owl Capital by 216.8% in the 1st quarter. Retirement Group LLC now owns 3,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 2,125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of Blue Owl Capital during the 2nd quarter worth about $61,000. 42.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Blue Owl Capital news, Director Edward H. Dalelio acquired 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $15.02 per share, with a total value of $37,550.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 9,016 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $135,420.32. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Blue Owl Capital Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.59%. This is a boost from Blue Owl Capital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Blue Owl Capital’s dividend payout ratio is 74.75%.

Blue Owl Capital Company Profile

Blue Owl Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in direct and fund of fund investments. The fund makes investments in senior secured, direct lending or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and also considers equity-related securities including warrants and preferred stocks also pursues preferred equity investments, first lien, unitranche, and second lien term loans and common equity investments.