What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for BlackRock Q2 Earnings?

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) – Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of BlackRock in a report released on Thursday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the asset manager will post earnings of $9.91 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $10.00. The consensus estimate for BlackRock’s current full-year earnings is $47.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BlackRock’s Q4 2025 earnings at $11.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $43.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $11.24 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $11.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $48.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $60.73 EPS.

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) last posted its earnings results on Friday, April 11th. The asset manager reported $11.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.84 by $0.46. The firm had revenue of $5.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.47 billion. BlackRock had a net margin of 31.21% and a return on equity of 16.32%. BlackRock’s revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $9.81 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on BLK. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,045.00 to $1,010.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,196.00 to $1,178.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of BlackRock in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Barclays upped their price target on shares of BlackRock from $950.00 to $990.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of BlackRock from $1,215.00 to $1,275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, BlackRock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,077.08.

BlackRock Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:BLK opened at $923.48 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $913.01 and a 200-day moving average of $978.40. The firm has a market cap of $143.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.41. BlackRock has a twelve month low of $752.30 and a twelve month high of $1,084.22. The company has a current ratio of 5.23, a quick ratio of 5.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board increased its stake in BlackRock by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 871 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $824,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. increased its stake in BlackRock by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 676 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $640,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in BlackRock by 11.9% in the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 474,480 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $449,086,000 after acquiring an additional 50,618 shares in the last quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. bought a new stake in BlackRock in the first quarter worth approximately $12,191,000. Finally, Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL grew its position in BlackRock by 2.6% in the first quarter. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL now owns 778 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $736,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.69% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director J. Richard Kushel sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $852.01, for a total transaction of $1,704,020.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 66,034 shares in the company, valued at $56,261,628.34. The trade was a 2.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 12,430 shares of company stock worth $11,237,249 over the last 90 days. 1.98% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

BlackRock Company Profile

BlackRock, Inc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors including corporate, public, union, and industry pension plans, insurance companies, third-party mutual funds, endowments, public institutions, governments, foundations, charities, sovereign wealth funds, corporations, official institutions, and banks.