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The price of Blackrock Inc (NYSE: BLK) closed at $979.52 in the last session, up 1.07% from day before closing price of $969.18. In other words, the price has increased by $1.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.66 million shares were traded. BLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $988.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $966.45.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BLK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.97. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.97 and its Current Ratio is at 3.97. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on September 12, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $1000.
On August 27, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $985.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on January 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $819 to $938.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 29 ’25 when FINK LAURENCE sold 16,485 shares for $917.18 per share. The transaction valued at 15,119,634 led to the insider holds 287,201 shares of the business.
FINK LAURENCE bought 16,485 shares of BLK for $15,118,796 on Apr 29 ’25. On Apr 24 ’25, another insider, Kushel J. Richard, who serves as the Senior Managing Director of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $912.50 each. As a result, the insider received 9,125,002 and left with 66,034 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BLK now has a Market Capitalization of 151753113600 and an Enterprise Value of 160272285696. As of this moment, Blackrock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.648 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.046.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BLK is 1.42, which has changed by 0.25125504 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BLK has reached a high of $1084.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $773.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.80%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BLK traded on average about 799.60K shares per day over the past 3-months and 569410 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 155.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 143.70M. Insiders hold about 7.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.01% stake in the company. Shares short for BLK as of 1748563200 were 1690462 with a Short Ratio of 2.11, compared to 1745971200 on 1703978. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1690462 and a Short% of Float of 1.11.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BLK is 20.62, which was 20.51 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02116222The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.38.
