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Blackstone Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 39% YoY at strong margins2 insiders buyingQuiet on X (90 mentions/wk)
$BX·$166B·Asset Management·Financial Services
$143.24+0.6%YTD-11.6%1Y-15.5%
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2026-08-22: 6 posts2026-08-23: 4 posts2026-08-24: 7 posts90+5%
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BXBX
$BXBlackstone Inc.
$143.24+0.60%90 posts+5%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $BX, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Alt-asset giant leading data-center capital-markets — the tape is finally testing a base.

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative-asset manager, with private-equity, credit, real-estate, and infrastructure funds. Shares are -12% YTD and -17% TTM at $142.

  • Revenue and EPS are compounding: quarterly revenue ran $3.71B / $2.81B / $4.36B / $4.10B, quarterly EPS at $0.98 / $0.80 / $1.30 / $0.83 — analysts model $14.6B and $5.93 EPS for the full year, so at $142 the stock is at roughly 24x forward, a full multiple that requires deal-flow to keep working.
  • The AI-infrastructure capital-markets flow is now central: BX/QTS priced $3.9B for a MSFT-linked data center — that's exactly the shape of the LP-to-evergreen shift Blackstone is best positioned for, and the Broadcom AI financing conversation reinforces the setup.
  • The Jersey Mike's Subs Form 3 filing is a large disclosure: BX Holdings II filed a Form 3 showing 212.2M shares beneficially owned in Jersey Mike's Subs (JMKE) — that's the shape of a large control position in a private-equity portfolio company that has been public, and it reinforces the deal-flow story.

An Oct 22 print that shows fee-related earnings growing, deployment continuing, and any commentary on realizations extends the coil; a soft fund-raising quarter, a specific credit-fund performance issue, or a Nov $155 put block that gets confirmed by tape action is what invalidates the setup.

Agrees with X sentimentX's bullish framing tracks the mechanics — the BX/QTS $3.9B MSFT-data-center print, the 10-DMA bounce, and the LP-to-evergreen-vehicle framing are all real; the $46M Nov $155P block is a real bear print worth watching.

What to watch: The Oct 22 Q3 print — fee-related earnings, deployment pace, realizations, and any commentary on new fund launches. A credit-fund performance disclosure or continued put-block accumulation is what invalidates the coil.

On the calendar: 2026-10-22 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Mixed sentiment9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-31

Sentiment is mixed. Bulls point to a daily hammer bouncing off $110 support, Blackstone's dominance in evergreen private-equity vehicles, and Jon Gray's chips-data-center-power thesis riding a projected 40% jump in US electricity demand. Countering that, a single decisive $46M-plus block of November 155 puts filled 100% on the ask is drawing attention as an aggressive downside bet, and private-credit watchers flag the 2028 software debt maturity cliff as unresolved risk.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Largest alternative asset manager with ~$1T AUM across private equity, real estate, credit, and hedge fund strategies.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Asset Management sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $BX.

Asset Management · Financial Services

Equity market strength is driving AUM growth through market appreciation more than net flows; fee compression continues in passive products while alternatives and private markets hold pricing. Rising markets mask organic flow dynamics — the structural story is the shift toward private asset exposure.

What this means for $BX

Partial — insurance earnings follow combined ratio and investment income dynamics, partially correlated to industry macro; Blackstone Inc.

Top industry ETF

$IAIiShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF
+5.0%YTD
+13.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
29.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
20.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
48.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
9.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
36.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
87.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 23, 2026$1.52$1.34+13.4%
Q1 2026Apr 23, 2026$1.36$1.34+1.5%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$1.75$1.54+13.6%
Q3 2025Oct 23, 2025$1.52$1.23+23.6%
Next earningsThu, Oct 22·consensus EPS $1.36

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$4.1B+39.3%98.5%38.8%$0.83$957.6M
Q4 FY25$4.4B+54.7%64.5%54.2%$1.30$-25.5M
Q3 FY25$2.8B-6.2%95.5%51.4%$0.80$1.6B
Q2 FY25$3.7B+54.5%96.3%51.6%$0.98$848.4M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$14.6B$13.4B – $15.1B$5.93$5.66 – $6.155
FY27$18.2B$17.3B – $18.8B$7.43$6.74 – $8.146
FY28$19.1B$18.9B – $19.3B$8.23$7.26 – $8.772
FY29$16.3B$15.7B – $16.7B$9.06$8.61 – $9.361

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.47%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+9.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+9.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 744.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.555-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyAug 21Holdings Iv Blackstone10% owner272.6K sh$7.1MSellAug 11John G FinleyChief Legal Officer45.0K sh$6.6MSellAug 11David PayneChief Accounting Officer9.5K sh$1.4MBuyAug 10Ruth PoratDirector455 sh$62KSellAug 4Vikrant SawhneyChief Administrative Officer30.0K sh$4.1MBuyJun 23Holdings Iv Blackstone10% owner769.9K sh$20.1MBuyMay 11Ruth PoratDirector439 sh$54KSellMay 1Vikrant SawhneyChief Administrative Officer30.0K sh$3.8M
+ 13 other (11 awards · 1 other · 1 gift) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 303
AI summary

Blackstone Holdings II L.P. filed a Form 3 (initial statement of beneficial ownership) for Jersey Mike's Subs Inc. (JMKE), with 212,240,268 shares beneficially owned. Filer's relationship to issuer: Director, 10%+ Owner. This represents a significant beneficial ownership position. Form 3 must be filed within 10 days of becoming a new 10%+ owner or executive/director. This is an administrative ownership disclosure — no open-market transaction has occurred.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 238-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Delaware 001-33551 20-8875684 furnished a Reg FD disclosure covering: mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new .

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 43
AI summary

A new insider filed a Form 3 with the SEC, disclosing initial beneficial ownership of BX securities. This filing is required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act within 10 days of becoming a reporting person (officer, director, or 10%+ holder). The filing reports 4 shares of common stock. Form 3 filings establish a baseline ownership record for subsequent Form 4 (changes) and Form 5 (annual) filings, providing transparency into insider positions at BX.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 133
AI summary

Blackstone Treasury Holdings III L.L.C. filed an initial Form 3 for Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc. (BXDC) on May 13, 2026, disclosing indirect beneficial ownership of 5 shares of common stock (held indirectly through affiliated entities). As a 10% owner and director-affiliated entity of Blackstone Inc., this filing reflects Blackstone's initial ownership stake in its Digital Infrastructure Trust vehicle.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 123
AI summary

Blackstone Holdings I L.P. filed an initial Form 3 for ARKO Petroleum Corp. (APC) on February 12, 2026, disclosing indirect beneficial ownership of 50,000 shares of Class A common stock held indirectly through related entities (with other affiliated entities holding 0 shares). Blackstone Holdings I is a 10% owner-affiliated entity of Blackstone Inc.; the filing reflects Blackstone's initial threshold ownership in ARKO Petroleum upon completing an investment or reorganization.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 248-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 14 other (7 13Fs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 13Gs) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Blackstone to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conferencebusinesswire.com·5d agoJersey Mike’s alums look to ‘run it back’ with fast-casual chain Dog Haus targeting 300 locationsfoxbusiness.com·7d agoI Don't Need A Data Center In My Backyard; I Already Own Hundreds Of Themseekingalpha.com·9d agoBroadcom Eyes Up to $100 Billion AI Financing Dealgurufocus.com·11d agoWhy Blackstone Inc. (BX) is a Top Stock for the Long-Termzacks.com·11d ago

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