Blue Owl Capital Inc (NYSE: OWL) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.81 in relation to its previous close of 17.10. However, the company has experienced a 1.28% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-17 that Blue Owl Capital benefits from a fee structure focused on management fees, providing more predictable revenue and less volatility during challenging times. Blue Owl’s rapid AUM and FRE growth, driven by acquisitions and organic capital raises, positions it as one of the fastest-growing alternative asset managers. Despite a -35% stock drawdown, Blue Owl’s valuation at 20x price-to-FRE offers a compelling buying opportunity.
Is It Worth Investing in Blue Owl Capital Inc (NYSE: OWL) Right Now?
Blue Owl Capital Inc (NYSE: OWL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 118.52x compared to its average ratio. OWL has 36-month beta value of 1.24. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OWL is 572.12M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.97% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of OWL on April 21, 2025 was 8.47M shares.
OWL’s Market Performance
OWL stock saw a decrease of 1.28% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -17.13% and a quarterly a decrease of -25.60%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.66%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.45% for Blue Owl Capital Inc (OWL). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.13% for OWL’s stock, with a -16.47% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OWL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OWL stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for OWL by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for OWL in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $29 based on the research report published on February 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OWL reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for OWL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 23rd, 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to OWL, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on January 16th of the current year.
OWL Trading at -14.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OWL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -34.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.66%, as shares sank -15.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -30.22% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OWL rose by +1.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.75. In addition, Blue Owl Capital Inc saw -25.15% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OWL starting from Blue Owl Exchange LP, who proposed sale 1,817,382 shares at the price of $21.53 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Blue Owl Exchange LP now owns shares of Blue Owl Capital Inc, valued at $39,128,234 using the latest closing price.
NBSH Blue Investments II, LLC, the 10% Owner of Blue Owl Capital Inc, proposed sale 12,103,105 shares at $20.83 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that NBSH Blue Investments II, LLC is holding shares at $252,107,677 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OWL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.56 for the gross margin
The net margin for Blue Owl Capital Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 5.99, with 1.11 for asset returns.
Based on Blue Owl Capital Inc (OWL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.4. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 866.04 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.99for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Blue Owl Capital Inc (OWL) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
