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How to buy The Blackstone Group stock | 57.09
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The Blackstone Group Inc is an asset management business based in the US. The Blackstone Group shares (BX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. The Blackstone Group employs 2,905 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$4.6 billion.
How to buy shares in The Blackstone Group
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- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for The Blackstone Group. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: BX. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until The Blackstone Group reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$57.09, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of The Blackstone Group, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of The Blackstone Group. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
What's in this guide?
- BX shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is BX stock a buy or sell?
- Stock performance over time
- Can I short BX shares?
- Is BX suitable for ethical investing?
- Are BX shares over-valued?
- The Blackstone Group's financials
- How volatile are BX shares?
- Does The Blackstone Group pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
How has coronavirus impacted The Blackstone Group's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, The Blackstone Group's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was USD$57.09, which is 6.79% down on its pre-crash value of USD$61.25 and 73.00% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$33.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of The Blackstone Group shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$595.38 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$943.13.
The Blackstone Group share price
Use our graph to track the performance of BX stocks over time.The Blackstone Group shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-11-27.
| Latest market close | USD$57.09 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$32.2262 - USD$63.4465 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$55.3303 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$54.5929 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$62.4 |
| PE ratio | 53.617 |
| Dividend yield | USD$1.91 (3.16%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$1.128 |
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Is it a good time to buy The Blackstone Group stock?
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The Blackstone Group price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $57.09 from 2020-11-16
| 1 week (2020-11-20) | -2.66% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-10-30) | 13.23% |
| 3 months (2020-08-28) | 7.82% |
| 6 months (2020-05-29) | 0.51% |
| 1 year (2019-11-29) | 5.29% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-11-29) | 69.16% |
| 3 years (2017-11-29) | 81.07% |
| 5 years (2015-11-27) | 84.16% |
Is The Blackstone Group under- or over-valued?
Valuing The Blackstone Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The Blackstone Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
The Blackstone Group's P/E ratio
The Blackstone Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 54x. In other words, The Blackstone Group shares trade at around 54x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
The Blackstone Group's PEG ratio
The Blackstone Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.62. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The Blackstone Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
The Blackstone Group financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$4.6 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 38.86% |
| Gross profit TTM | USD$5.9 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 4.97% |
| Return on equity TTM | 10.14% |
| Profit margin | 17.02% |
| Book value | $8.82 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$42 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting The Blackstone Group shares
There are currently 8.7 million The Blackstone Group shares held short by investors – that's known as The Blackstone Group's "short interest". This figure is 2.1% up from 8.5 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting The Blackstone Group shares can be evaluated.
The Blackstone Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
The Blackstone Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of The Blackstone Group shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of The Blackstone Group shares traded daily (recently around 3.2 million). The Blackstone Group's SIR currently stands at 2.74. In other words for every 100,000 The Blackstone Group shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2740 shares are currently held short.
However The Blackstone Group's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of The Blackstone Group shares, or, against the total number of tradable The Blackstone Group shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case The Blackstone Group's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 The Blackstone Group shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0129% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable The Blackstone Group shares, roughly 13 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against The Blackstone Group.
Find out more about how you can short The Blackstone Group stock.
The Blackstone Group's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like The Blackstone Group.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
The Blackstone Group's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 29.04
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and The Blackstone Group's overall score of 29.04 (as at 01/01/2019) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 57th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like The Blackstone Group is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
The Blackstone Group's environmental score
Environmental score: 0.2/100
The Blackstone Group's environmental score of 0.2 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that The Blackstone Group is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
The Blackstone Group's social score
Social score: 12.52/100
The Blackstone Group's social score of 12.52 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that The Blackstone Group is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
The Blackstone Group's governance score
Governance score: 15.21/100
The Blackstone Group's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that The Blackstone Group is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
The Blackstone Group's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. The Blackstone Group scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that The Blackstone Group has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
The Blackstone Group Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 29.04 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 57.36 |
| Environmental score | 0.2 |
| Environmental score percentile | 1 |
| Social score | 12.52 |
| Social score percentile | 1 |
| Governance score | 15.21 |
| Governance score percentile | 1 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
The Blackstone Group share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 85.27% of net profits
Recently The Blackstone Group has paid out, on average, around 85.27% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.16% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The Blackstone Group shareholders could enjoy a 3.16% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The Blackstone Group's case, that would currently equate to about $1.91 per share.
The Blackstone Group's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The Blackstone Group's most recent dividend payout was on 16 November 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 6 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
The Blackstone Group share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, The Blackstone Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $32.2262 up to $63.4465. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The Blackstone Group's is 1.2926. This would suggest that The Blackstone Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
The Blackstone Group overview
The Blackstone Group Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant minority investments in operating companies and greenfield development projects in energy and power, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise tech and consumer, as well as consumer technologies. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. The Blackstone Group Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe and North America.
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