Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Competitors

Blackstone (NYSE:BX) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Is BX or OWL more profitable?

Blackstone has a net margin of 20.99% compared to Blue Owl Capital's net margin of 4.77%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 20.82% beat Blackstone's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackstone	20.99%	19.58%	8.54%
Blue Owl Capital	4.77%	20.82%	11.52%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BX or OWL?

Blackstone received 1132 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.44% of users gave Blackstone an outperform vote while only 64.04% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blackstone	Outperform Votes 1189 70.44%	Underperform Votes 499 29.56%
Blue Owl Capital	Outperform Votes 57 64.04%	Underperform Votes 32 35.96%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BX or OWL?

Blackstone has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Owl Capital. Blackstone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Owl Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackstone	$10.93B	10.10	$2.78B	$3.63	41.68
Blue Owl Capital	$2.30B	14.51	$109.58M	$0.17	127.41

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BX or OWL?

70.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Blackstone shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.4% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BX or OWL a better dividend stock?

Blackstone pays an annual dividend of $5.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Blackstone pays out 158.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blackstone is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend BX or OWL?

Blackstone presently has a consensus price target of $171.13, suggesting a potential upside of 13.11%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 21.55%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Blackstone.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackstone	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Does the media favor BX or OWL?

In the previous week, Blackstone had 22 more articles in the media than Blue Owl Capital. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Blackstone and 26 mentions for Blue Owl Capital. Blackstone's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 1.11 indicating that Blackstone is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackstone	43 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Blue Owl Capital	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BX or OWL?

Blackstone has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blackstone beats Blue Owl Capital on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.