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Blackstone Inc. · BX · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
Blackstone posts record AUM as AI infrastructure drives growth
Blackstone's Q1 2026 analysis supports a growth thesis centered on AI-related infrastructure, private credit, fundraising, and private-wealth expansion. The thesis is balanced by geopolitical, software-exposure, redemption, regulatory, and credit-cycle risks.
Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services
$144.08B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.36
Consensus $1.34
EPS surprise
+1.5%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$3.43B
Consensus $3.41B
Revenue surprise
+0.7%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-5.7%
Event window
SPY move
-0.4%
Same window
Abnormal move
-5.3%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.5×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-3.1%
Up to 20 sessions
BXSPY benchmark
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Why did BX fall 5.7% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in BX's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for BX after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
The current analysis adds a planned public data-center acquisition company, the DXHF product, continued expansion of investment-grade private credit, and a private-wealth hiring target of 450 employees. It also flags software-sector exposure, redemption risk, and geopolitical volatility alongside the ongoing AI-infrastructure focus.
Guidance delta
Management guidance sentiment was maintained; the analysis identified no change in guidance.
Key takeaways
- Distributable earnings increased 25% year over year to $1.8 billion, while AUM reached a record above $1.3 trillion.
- Management identified AI-related infrastructure, data centers, and energy assets as central growth areas.
- Private credit remained a focus, with management citing double-digit net returns despite negative media coverage.
- The private-wealth platform is expanding through new products, distribution alliances, and a year-end target of 450 employees.
- Fundraising momentum was described as strong across institutional, credit, real-estate, and private-equity strategies.
Management priorities
- Launch the new public data-center acquisition company.
- Introduce DXHF, a perpetual multi-strategy product targeting liquid exposures.
- Scale the investment-grade private-credit platform and related fundraises.
- Expand the private-wealth footprint globally toward 450 employees by year-end.
- Use Wellington and Vanguard alliances to broaden product distribution.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$117.21Current
$85Low
$136.88Average
$184High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Citizens | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 21, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 24, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 20, 2026 |
| JMP Securities | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 11, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Apr 21, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 7, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Outperform | Positive | Maintain | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Citi | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 25, 2020 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 23, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $117.21. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Michael Brown | $122 | $119.35 | +4.1% | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $127.66 | +28.0% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $169 | $128.65 | +44.2% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $126.03 | +19.4% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein | $127 | $124.49 | +8.4% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $128 | $124.49 | +9.2% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $126.89 | +15.2% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $119 | $121 | +1.5% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $121.66 | +10.9% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $173 | $121.76 | +47.6% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $156 | $122.33 | +33.1% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $184 | $132.71 | +57.0% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $132.76 | +28.0% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Bart Dziarski | $179 | $113.71 | +52.7% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Brown | $137 | $123.64 | +16.9% | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $158 | $142.42 | +34.8% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $171 | $141.49 | +45.9% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $142.94 | +66.4% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $164 | $142.94 | +39.9% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Brown | $172 | $155.59 | +46.7% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $172 | $154.1 | +46.7% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| UBS | Michael Brown | $175 | $156.6 | +49.3% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $168 | $154.98 | +43.3% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $166 | $156.69 | +41.6% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $215 | $161.62 | +83.4% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $173 | $162.46 | +47.6% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $171 | $164.91 | +45.9% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $192 | $171.34 | +63.8% | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $181 | $169.73 | +54.4% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Etinenne Ricard | $134 | $169.73 | +14.3% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein | $150 | $169.73 | +28.0% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $155 | $153.04 | +32.2% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $155 | $151.92 | +32.2% | Oct 7, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Etinenne Ricard | $112 | $138.59 | -4.4% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $149 | $136.41 | +27.1% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $126 | $121.28 | +7.5% | Jul 10, 2024 |
| HSBC | Vikram Gandhi | $122 | $119.01 | +4.1% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Etinenne Ricard | $110 | $120.62 | -6.2% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $138 | $120.32 | +17.7% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Crispin Love | $146 | $132 | +24.6% | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Barclays | Benjamin Budish | $129 | $129.87 | +10.1% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $142 | $126.01 | +21.2% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Étienne Ricard | $101 | $124.54 | -13.8% | Jan 26, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Glenn Schorr | $117 | $107.51 | -0.2% | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Chris Kotowski | $111 | $83.4 | -5.3% | Apr 13, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $83.94 | -26.6% | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $80.53 | -18.9% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $78.01 | -27.5% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $77.16 | -26.6% | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $73.09 | -5.3% | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $75.39 | -31.7% | Dec 19, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $85.16 | -23.2% | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $85.04 | -23.2% | Dec 2, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $88.48 | -7.0% | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $128 | $99.61 | +9.2% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $83.7 | -13.8% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $153 | $108.34 | +30.5% | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $147 | $91.4 | +25.4% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $89.66 | -13.8% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $112 | $91.07 | -4.4% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $180 | $107.57 | +53.6% | May 22, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $142 | $107.28 | +21.2% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Gerald O’Hara | $155 | $108.11 | +32.2% | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $182 | $110.59 | +55.3% | Apr 24, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $120.24 | +31.4% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $117.02 | +2.4% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Citigroup | William Katz | $117 | $112.98 | -0.2% | Apr 16, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Bedell | $186 | $112.8 | +58.7% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Alexander Blostein | $160 | $132.25 | +36.5% | Feb 6, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Craig Siegenthaler | $170 | $124.28 | +45.0% | Jan 30, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Finian O'Shea | $122 | $112.69 | +4.1% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Citigroup | William Katz | $120 | $121.02 | +2.4% | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $163 | $133.96 | +39.1% | Oct 27, 2021 |
| BMO Capital | James Fotheringham | $114 | $135.08 | -2.7% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| UBS | Adam Beatty | $135 | $125.2 | +15.2% | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Barclays | Jeremy Campbell | $95 | $84.31 | -18.9% | Apr 23, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationBlackstone Inc. operates as a prominent alternative asset manager, specializing in a broad spectrum of investment strategies. Its expertise encompasses real estate, private equity, credit solutions, comprehensive hedge fund offerings, public debt and equity, multi-asset class approaches, and secondary funds of funds. While often backing nascent businesses, the firm also extends its services to capital markets. Its real estate division targets diverse opportunities: high-potential opportunistic ventures, core-plus assets, and stable, income-generating commercial properties. Additionally, it engages in debt investments secured by commercial real estate. These activities span North America, Europe, and Asia. Blackstone's global private equity arm executes varied transactions, including substantial buyouts, mid-market acquisitions, special situations, and distressed mortgage loans.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-25T00:40:55.064741+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-25T00:40:55.061353+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-25. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.