Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Blackstone. Our analysis of options history for Blackstone revealed 35 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 57% of traders were bullish, while 34% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 8 were puts, with a value of $348,049, and 27 were calls, valued at $1,349,735.
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $130.0 to $230.0 for Blackstone over the last 3 months.
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Blackstone's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Blackstone's whale trades within a strike price range from $130.0 to $230.0 in the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BX | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 308 | 225 | ||||||
| BX | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 1.1K | 219 | ||||||
| BX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10 | 319 | ||||||
| BX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 3.3K | 34 | ||||||
| BX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 26 | 25 |
Blackstone is the world's largest alternative-asset manager with $1.076 trillion in total asset under management, including $808.7 billion in fee-earning assets under management, at the end of June 2024. The company has four core business segments: private equity (25% of fee-earning AUM and 28% of base management fees), real estate (37% and 42%), credit and insurance (29% and 23%), and multi-asset investing (9% and 7%). While the firm primarily serves institutional investors (87% of AUM), it also caters to clients in the high-net-worth channel (13%). Blackstone operates through 25 offices in the Americas (8), Europe and the Middle East (9), and the Asia-Pacific region (8).
With a trading volume of 1,286,347, the price of BX is up by 2.97%, reaching $182.74.
Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be overbought.
Next earnings report is scheduled for 73 days from now.
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $169.0.
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* An analyst from UBS persists with their Neutral rating on Blackstone, maintaining a target price of $160.
* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Evercore ISI Group keeps a Outperform rating on Blackstone with a target price of $155.
* An analyst from B of A Securities persists with their Buy rating on Blackstone, maintaining a target price of $192.
* An analyst from Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Blackstone, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Wells Fargo continues to hold a Overweight rating for Blackstone, targeting a price of $188.
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