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NYSE · BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
Financial Services · Asset Management
$1,157.88
Up+$18.36 (+1.59%)
Updated Oct 29, 2026, 8:28 PM
SID Score
6.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
50/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 170.74B
- P/E ratio
- 28
- Dividend yield
- 1.80%
- 52-week range
- $917.39 – $1,187.17
- Volume
- 664.87K
- Avg. volume
- 647.52K
Price performance · BLK
BLK price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 28, 2026
BLK closed at $1,157.88 after 21 trading sessions, up 9.41% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $1,157.88
- Period change
- +9.41%
- Period low
- $1,058.29
- Period high
- $1,157.88
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | $1,146.77 | $1,162.125 | $1,143.001 | $1,157.88 | 664.87K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $1,134.275 | $1,138.885 | $1,121.8631 | $1,136.05 | 545.45K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $1,123.94 | $1,135.00 | $1,121.10 | $1,127.66 | 454.37K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $1,124.97 | $1,132.96 | $1,105.47 | $1,118.25 | 813.36K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $1,139.78 | $1,159.99 | $1,132.37 | $1,137.29 | 733.07K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $1,136.26 | $1,149.70 | $1,126.29 | $1,149.60 | 759.57K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $1,138.89 | $1,150.21 | $1,123.835 | $1,128.68 | 1.18M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $1,136.82 | $1,141.59 | $1,121.54 | $1,124.60 | 541.09K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $1,127.90 | $1,149.90 | $1,119.58 | $1,134.38 | 1.17M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $1,099.40 | $1,124.58 | $1,065.26 | $1,120.78 | 1.23M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $1,088.63 | $1,106.00 | $1,062.79 | $1,073.79 | 1.09M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $1,088.09 | $1,090.68 | $1,066.05 | $1,066.12 | 651.35K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $1,087.29 | $1,092.92 | $1,080.4035 | $1,083.92 | 327.74K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $1,068.35 | $1,086.6867 | $1,065.3094 | $1,082.39 | 376.94K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $1,055.96 | $1,070.3825 | $1,052.10 | $1,065.35 | 437.36K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $1,067.02 | $1,070.515 | $1,057.95 | $1,069.63 | 385.69K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $1,079.01 | $1,086.45 | $1,069.4201 | $1,079.42 | 539.2K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $1,056.30 | $1,074.45 | $1,040.42 | $1,066.45 | 610.65K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $1,075.42 | $1,089.37 | $1,058.225 | $1,059.63 | 566.25K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $1,060.52 | $1,072.8346 | $1,053.14 | $1,064.36 | 524.55K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $1,067.34 | $1,071.92 | $1,057.48 | $1,058.29 | 551.37K |
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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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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $1,304.50
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 11
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | TD Cowen | Buy | — |
| Oct 19, 2026 | BMO Capital | Outperform | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | — |
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Generated Oct 29, 2026, 9:12 PM
Why Is BLK Up Today? BlackRock's Digital Asset Strategy and ETF Leadership Drive Modest Gains
BlackRock shares gained 1.59% today as the asset management giant continues to dominate conversations around digital assets, blockchain infrastructure, and innovative ETF offerings. The company's strategic positioning in emerging financial technologies and cost-competitive product suite appears to be resonating with investors amid broader market stability.
Bottom line: BlackRock's modest 1.59% gain reflects investor confidence in the firm's diversified business model spanning traditional asset management, innovative ETF offerings, and emerging digital asset solutions. Key catalysts to monitor include cryptocurrency adoption trends, Fed policy evolution, and the IPO timing of major AI companies in which BlackRock has exposure. The primary risk remains interest rate sensitivity and potential margin pressure if monetary conditions deteriorate.
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BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) Balances Dividend Quality and Valuation for Income Investors
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BlackRock, Inc. Stock Performance
BlackRock, Inc. shares traded at $1,157.88, reflecting a modest intraday decline of 0.44%, per SID market data. Over the trailing one-month period, the stock has gained 6.05%, while the three-month return stands at 5.27%. The one-year performance shows a more muted 1.45% increase, indicating that the majority of recent gains have been concentrated in the shorter term. From a technical standpoint, BLK trades well above both its 50-day moving average of $1,103.23 and its 200-day moving average of $1,055.15, suggesting sustained upward momentum according to Massive/Polygon data. The 14-day relative strength index reads 67.2, approaching but not yet breaching the commonly cited overbought threshold of 70. BlackRock's beta of 1.484 indicates meaningfully higher volatility relative to the broader market. Average daily trading volume stands at approximately 647,517 shares, supporting adequate liquidity for institutional positioning.
BlackRock, Inc. Valuation Analysis
BlackRock currently carries a market capitalization of approximately $170.7 billion and trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.0, per SID market data. Within the Financial Services sector, this multiple reflects a premium valuation relative to many traditional asset management peers. The company's price-to-book ratio stands at 3.07, consistent with the capital-light business model characteristic of large-scale investment managers. BlackRock's PEG ratio registers at negative 4.72, a figure that warrants contextual interpretation given the underlying earnings growth assumptions embedded in analyst models. According to SEC filings, the firm maintains a dividend yield of approximately 1.89%, providing a modest income component to total shareholder returns. The combination of a near-28x earnings multiple and relatively low dividend yield suggests the market is pricing in continued asset growth and fee revenue expansion from BlackRock's dominant position across ETF and institutional advisory platforms.
Smart Money Activity for BLK
BlackRock's composite smart money score stands at 50 out of 100, reflecting a neutral overall signal according to SID market data. The institutional sub-score registers a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating strong conviction among large fund managers and pension allocators, per 13F institutional filings. Insider activity presents a notably bullish pattern, with 11 insider transactions recorded over the past 90 days — all of which were purchases, with zero sales reported according to SEC Form 4 filings. The insider sub-score stands at 12.5 out of 25. Offsetting these positive signals, dark pool activity scores a relatively low 8.5 out of 25, suggesting limited accumulation through off-exchange venues. Congressional trading activity also remains subdued, scoring just 4.0 out of 25. The divergence between institutional enthusiasm and dark pool activity creates a mixed signal landscape, though the unanimous insider buying across 11 separate transactions represents a distinctly positive data point for monitoring shareholder alignment among company executives.
BlackRock, Inc. Earnings Outlook
BlackRock has demonstrated a consistent pattern of exceeding Wall Street expectations in its most recently reported quarters. In the latest completed quarter, the company posted earnings per share of $15.93 against a consensus estimate of $14.25, representing a positive surprise of $1.68, or approximately 11.8%, according to company earnings reports. The prior reported quarter showed EPS of $13.91 versus an estimate of $12.55, delivering a $1.36 upside surprise of roughly 10.8%. These sequential beats reflect improving operational leverage and asset growth across BlackRock's platform. Looking ahead, analyst estimates project EPS of $14.26 and $12.55 for the next two upcoming quarters, per consensus data. The magnitude of recent positive surprises suggests that analyst models may continue to underestimate BlackRock's earnings power, particularly as assets under management trends and fee dynamics evolve alongside broader market conditions.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for BLK
Wall Street consensus on BlackRock remains decisively positive, with recent analyst actions uniformly reflecting bullish or outperform-equivalent ratings, per SID consensus data. Most notably, TD Cowen upgraded BLK to Buy from Hold on October 20, 2026, marking a meaningful shift in conviction from the firm. BMO Capital maintained its Outperform rating on October 19, while UBS reiterated a Buy recommendation on October 15, according to Wall Street analyst reports. On the same date, both JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley maintained Overweight ratings, underscoring broad institutional endorsement of BlackRock's strategic positioning. The clustering of five analyst actions within a single week — coinciding with the company's earnings release — suggests the recent results reinforced positive fundamental views. No downgrades or underperform ratings were issued during this period. The absence of any dissenting views among major sell-side firms reflects consensus confidence in BlackRock's dominant market share in ETFs, institutional mandates, and technology-driven advisory services.
