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BlackRock, Inc.

Financial Services · Asset Management

$1,058.66

Down-$6.94 (-0.65%)

Updated Sep 16, 2026, 10:57 AM

SID Score

5.7/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

51/100

Neutral

Market cap
170.74B
P/E ratio
28
Dividend yield
1.97%
52-week range
$917.39 – $1,187.17
Volume
444.87K
Avg. volume
647.52K

Price performance

BLK price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

BLK closed at $1,058.66 after 20 trading sessions, down 8.29% for the selected period.

Last close
$1,058.66
Period change
-8.29%
Period low
$1,058.66
Period high
$1,176.64
Daily close
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BLK OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 15, 2026$1,062.19$1,067.5937$1,049.75$1,058.66444.87K
Sep 14, 2026$1,073.71$1,080.02$1,057.72$1,065.60481.89K
Sep 11, 2026$1,082.81$1,092.00$1,072.387$1,079.65479.81K
Sep 10, 2026$1,065.34$1,074.52$1,061.55$1,062.40368.29K
Sep 9, 2026$1,092.77$1,092.89$1,071.195$1,072.03468.45K
Sep 8, 2026$1,107.78$1,113.03$1,094.17$1,095.37575.96K
Sep 4, 2026$1,112.00$1,124.815$1,111.17$1,122.29410.83K
Sep 3, 2026$1,117.42$1,132.99$1,112.065$1,126.15519.95K
Sep 2, 2026$1,128.79$1,137.01$1,106.395$1,107.08737.26K
Sep 1, 2026$1,142.01$1,149.1399$1,124.15$1,128.10575.71K
Aug 31, 2026$1,152.87$1,158.825$1,142.57$1,155.61796.68K
Aug 28, 2026$1,170.56$1,183.39$1,158.32$1,164.48721.35K
Aug 27, 2026$1,168.43$1,187.1708$1,161.90$1,167.57751.59K
Aug 26, 2026$1,175.71$1,182.01$1,170.88$1,173.21644.98K
Aug 25, 2026$1,170.94$1,180.78$1,163.36$1,176.64488.51K
Aug 24, 2026$1,158.84$1,174.43$1,156.565$1,172.61585.07K
Aug 21, 2026$1,150.68$1,159.9999$1,147.325$1,156.55380.59K
Aug 20, 2026$1,154.76$1,159.8125$1,139.29$1,139.82702.2K
Aug 19, 2026$1,161.52$1,181.68$1,155.10$1,158.92584.72K
Aug 18, 2026$1,149.00$1,161.805$1,143.13$1,154.35355.36K

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BLK research

Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

Company profile

BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world, with $13.464 trillion in assets under management at the end of September 2025. Its product mix is diverse, with 55% of managed assets in equity strategies, 24% in fixed income, 9% in multi-asset classes, 7% in money market funds, and 5% in alternatives. Passive strategies account for more than two-thirds of long-term AUM, with the company's ETF platform maintaining a leading market share domestically and on a global basis. Product distribution is weighted more toward institutional clients, which, by our calculations, account for around 80% of AUM. BlackRock is geographically diverse, with clients in more than 100 countries and more than one-third of managed assets coming from investors domiciled outside the US and Canada.

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Analyst outlook

Consensus and target data currently published for this company.

Consensus
Buy
Average target
$1,304.50
Implied upside
Analysts
11
BLK recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Sep 9, 2026Evercore ISI GroupOutperform
Aug 10, 2026Evercore ISI GroupOutperform
Jul 17, 2026BMO CapitalOutperform
Jul 16, 2026BarclaysOverweight
Jul 16, 2026JP MorganOverweight
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News briefing

Generated Sep 15, 2026, 9:05 PM

Why Is BLK Down Today?

BlackRock shares declined 0.65% today amid a mixed backdrop of strong crypto ETF inflows and broader market movements. While the company benefits from surging digital asset demand, the modest selloff suggests investors may be taking profits or reacting to slight underperformance relative to the broader market.

    Bottom line: BlackRock's modest decline appears tactical rather than fundamental, with the company well-positioned to capitalize on sustained crypto ETF demand and advancing AI integration in wealth management. Investors should monitor whether today's pullback represents profit-taking in a strong crypto cycle or signals broader headwinds to asset management inflows.

    Yahoo · Sep 15, 2026

    Anthropic Deepens Finance Industry Ties With BlackRock

    Jaime Magyera, BlackRock senior managing director and head of US Wealth and head of Retirement, said advisers are using artificial intelligence to help parse increasingly complex capital markets after AI company Anthropic announces new ties with Blackrock. Magyera also said that AI is helping create more strategic customization for clients.

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    Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.

    BlackRock, Inc. Stock Performance

    BlackRock, Inc. shares traded at $1,065.60, reflecting a daily decline of approximately 0.44%, per SID market data. Over the trailing one-month period, BLK has dropped 9.91%, though the stock has gained 3.26% over the past three months. On a one-year basis, shares are down 1.64%, underperforming the broader financial services sector. The stock currently trades below its 50-day moving average of $1,102.52 but remains above its 200-day moving average of $1,057.54, according to Massive/Polygon data. The 14-day relative strength index sits at 21.5, placing BLK firmly in oversold territory and signaling potential downside exhaustion. BlackRock carries a beta of 1.484, indicating meaningfully higher volatility relative to the broader market. The company maintains a market capitalization of approximately $170.7 billion, with average daily trading volume of roughly 647,517 shares.

    BlackRock, Inc. Valuation Analysis

    BlackRock, Inc. currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.0, according to SID market data, positioning the world's largest asset manager at a premium relative to many traditional financial services peers. The company's price-to-book ratio stands at 3.07, reflecting the market's recognition of BlackRock's dominant franchise in index investing and ETF distribution. The PEG ratio registers at negative 4.72, a figure distorted by atypical earnings growth projections that renders the metric less analytically useful in this context. BlackRock offers a dividend yield of approximately 1.89%, per SEC filings, providing a modest income component for shareholders. The $170.7 billion market capitalization underscores BlackRock's scale as the preeminent global investment management firm. Investors evaluating valuation should weigh the premium multiple against BlackRock's structural advantages in passive asset management flows and its expanding technology services segment, Aladdin.

    Smart Money Activity for BLK

    BlackRock, Inc. registers an overall smart money score of 52 out of 100, reflecting a neutral composite signal, according to SID market data. Institutional ownership sentiment scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating strong and sustained conviction among large fund managers holding BLK positions. In contrast, insider activity scores a modest 5.3 out of 25, though SEC Form 4 filings reveal 17 insider transactions over the past 90 days, comprising 12 purchases and 5 sales. The net buying bias among insiders suggests measured confidence from company executives at current price levels. Dark pool activity scores 8.5 out of 25, pointing to relatively subdued off-exchange institutional trading volumes. Congressional trading interest registers at 12.8 out of 25, per 13F institutional filings and public disclosure records, indicating moderate legislative portfolio activity involving BLK shares. The divergence between maximum institutional conviction and lower insider scores creates a mixed but watchable smart money profile for BlackRock.

    BlackRock, Inc. Earnings Outlook

    BlackRock, Inc. has delivered consecutive earnings beats in its two most recently reported quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the April 2026 quarter, BLK posted earnings per share of $12.53 against a consensus estimate of $11.67, representing a positive surprise of $0.86 or approximately 7.4%. The July 2026 quarter showed even stronger outperformance, with actual EPS of $13.91 versus the $12.55 estimate, yielding a $1.36 beat or roughly 10.8% upside surprise. Looking ahead, analysts project EPS of $12.55 for the upcoming quarter reporting on July 14, and $14.26 for the October 2026 quarter, per analyst estimates. The sequential estimate increase from $12.55 to $14.26 reflects expectations of continued asset growth and fee revenue expansion. BlackRock's consistent pattern of exceeding consensus forecasts suggests analysts may still be underestimating the company's earnings power amid rising global asset management demand.

    Wall Street Analyst Ratings for BLK

    Wall Street consensus on BlackRock, Inc. remains decisively bullish, with recent analyst actions uniformly carrying positive ratings, per Wall Street analyst reports. JP Morgan issued a notable upgrade on July 16, 2026, lifting BLK from Neutral to Overweight, signaling renewed confidence in the stock's risk-reward profile. On the same date, Barclays reiterated its Overweight rating, while BMO Capital maintained its Outperform call on July 17, 2026. Evercore ISI Group has been the most active coverage firm, reaffirming its Outperform rating twice — on August 10 and September 9, 2026, according to SID consensus data. No analyst in the recent coverage period has issued a negative or underperform rating on BLK. The unanimously favorable analyst stance contrasts with the stock's recent 9.91% one-month decline and deeply oversold RSI reading of 21.5, suggesting the sell-off may not reflect fundamental deterioration recognized by institutional research desks covering the asset management sector.