NYSE: BLK

BlackRock (BLK) Stock Analysis & Forecast

BlackRock, Inc. Finance sector, investment managers industry. Market cap $165.8B.

$1,069.78+15.82 (+1.5%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:15 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

BlackRock closes at $1069.78, up 1.5%, sitting between its 50-day average of $1106.30 and 200-day average of $1061.15. The GekkoIndex reads 65.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, while price sits 10.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $1192.50. Over the past year the stock is down 5.5%, though six-month returns stand at 10.3% and the 52-week range spans $917.39 to $1219.94.

This week's coverage centers on regulatory and product themes. The Justice Department is weighing whether to join a Texas-led antitrust case against BlackRock and State Street, involving 13 Republican state attorneys general. Separately, BlackRock disclosed purchases of over $800 million across its iShares Bitcoin Trust, Ethereum Trust, and Staked Ethereum Trust ETFs over the past 20 days, and it launched LifePath Solutions, a customizable target-date framework aimed at broadening access for retirement plan sponsors. Comparative pieces also weighed BlackRock's international dividend ETF and value profile against Fidelity and AMG offerings.

Earnings are set for 13 October 2026, before the open, 23 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report on 15 July showed EPS of $13.91 against an estimate of $12.67, with an average absolute reaction of 4.1% and eight straight beats over eight quarters. Congressional filings show 1 buy and 0 sells over the last 90 days. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -0.3% across 5 years, rising in 3 of them. All 12 covering analysts rate the stock buy, with a consensus target of $1323.31.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $1,069.78200-day averageGekko Fair Value $1,192.50

Key stats

Market cap
$165.8B
P/E ratio
25.4
Forward P/E
16.4
EPS, TTM
$40.87
Revenue, TTM
$27.30B
Profit margin
24.1%
Dividend yield
2.07%
Beta
1.43
Volume
1.08M avg 555,121
1-year return
−5.5%
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.4%
50-day average
$1,106.30
200-day average
$1,061.15
Next earnings
Oct 13 before open
Shares outstanding
154.9M
52-week range
$917.39$1,219.94

BlackRock swing-trade checklist

BlackRock scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $1069.78 sits between the 50-day ($1106.30) and 200-day ($1061.15) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    65.3, Accumulation

    Reading 65.3 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    10.3% below

    Price is 10.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 23 days

    Reports on Oct 13, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    −0.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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BlackRock stock chart and price history

BlackRock closed at $1,069.78 on Sep 18, 2026, −5.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $917.39 to $1,219.94.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−7.7%
3 months
+1.9%
6 months
+10.3%
1 year
−5.5%
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About BlackRock

BlackRock earns its living by managing other people's money rather than selling a physical product. It builds and oversees portfolios spanning stocks, bonds, property, currencies and commodities, and is widely recognized for its range of exchange traded funds alongside traditional mutual funds. Beyond running these portfolios, it also advises clients on managing financial risk.

Its customers include pension arrangements set up by companies, unions, government bodies and trade groups, plus insurers, endowments, charitable foundations, sovereign wealth funds, banks and other official institutions, as well as everyday investors who reach the firm through intermediaries. To serve this mix, BlackRock offers separately managed accounts as well as pooled options such as open-end and closed-end funds, offshore vehicles, unit trusts, hedge funds and structured investment products. Decisions on what to buy or sell draw on both quantitative models and fundamental research, weighing broad economic trends against individual company merits, with results compared against benchmarks from major index families.

Its stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol BLK.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment managers
Website
blackrock.com

BlackRock GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

BlackRock’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 65.3, in the Accumulation zone, down 0.1 points over five sessions.

010065.3Accumulation

Down 0.1 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying28+3.1%+4.2%+5.4%+8.4%
Accumulation (current zone)1680.0%+0.6%+1.0%+3.6%
Neutral427+0.2%+0.4%+1.0%+2.1%
Distribution38+0.3%+1.0%+3.2%+5.7%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average BLK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is BlackRock stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

BlackRock trades 10.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $1,192.50, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what BlackRock shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$1,192.50

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 18, 2026

10.3% Undervalued

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BlackRock insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for BlackRock, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for BLK in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Sep 7
traded Aug 10

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

BlackRock has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$1.27B
As a share of market cap
0.77%
Trailing four quarters
$2.98B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold BLK.

0added0opened0trimmed2sold out
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BlackRock earnings: next date and track record

BlackRock reports on Oct 13, 2026, before the open (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.1%average move across the report
7 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+3.8%Oct ’24+3.4%Jan ’25+3.6%Apr ’25−2.6%Jul ’25+4.1%Oct ’25+6.5%Jan ’26+2.4%Apr ’26+6.0%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 15, 2026 AI summary

What they said
BlackRock reported a very strong first half of 2026 with record net inflows, an increase in AUM to roughly $15.3 trillion, and margin expansion. Management emphasized diversified, structural growth across public markets, private markets, and technology, highlighting scale gains across ETFs, SMAs, direct indexing (Aperio), private credit and infrastructure (GIP/HPS), and digital assets/tokenization initiatives. Key operating highlights included $868 billion of net inflows over the last 12 months, $192 billion of net inflows in Q2, 10% organic base fee growth, operating income up ~39%, and a quarterly adjusted operating margin of 45.9%. Management reiterated its 45%+ adjusted operating margin target for the full year and reiterated 2030 strategic goals (notably increasing the share of revenue from private markets and technology). They discussed strategic initiatives: accelerating private markets origination and insurance mandates, tokenization and digital-asset product filings, Aladdin/Preqin/eFront integration and growth, and Aperio direct indexing and tax-aware strategies. Overall tone was confident and constructive with management addressing distribution/toll concerns, regulatory and market headwinds as manageable or as accelerants for demand for their technology and data solutions.
Guidance
- Maintained target: 45%+ adjusted operating margin for the full year (ongoing 2026 guide). - 2030 strategic targets reiterated: >30% of revenue from private markets and technology (Investor Day targets); continued goal of steady double-digit EPS growth and margin expansion to 2030. - Digital assets revenue target: aim to make digital assets a $500 million revenue business (2030 plan reference). - Aladdin/technology ACV guidance: reiterated low- to mid-teens ACV growth target for technology/subscription (Aladdin/Preqin combined). - Private markets fundraising target (from prior guidance reiterated): $400 billion in gross fundraising from 2025–2030. (If more precise near-term revenue or EPS guidance was given, it was not provided on the call.)
Risks flagged
- Regulatory uncertainty in tokenization/digital assets and evolving rules (SEC filings and DOL proposals referenced). - Market gyrations and regulatory scrutiny in private credit/non-traded vehicles (private credit and BDC moves noted). - Distribution channel risk such as potential platform/toll changes by distributors (Merrill/Schwab fee changes referenced) though management indicated no immediate material impact. - Execution risk on integration and realizing synergies (Preqin, HPS, GIP, Aperio) though management reported early success. - Macro/market sensitivity: while management emphasizes structural revenue, market levels can still affect flows and margins.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 15, 2026$13.91
est $12.67
+9.8%$7.08B
est $6.73B
+5.3%+6.0%
Apr 14, 2026$12.53
est $11.46
+9.3%$6.70B
est $6.55B
+2.2%+2.4%
Jan 15, 2026$13.16
est $12.24
+7.5%$7.01B
est $6.76B
+3.7%+6.5%
Oct 14, 2025$11.55
est $11.36
+1.7%$6.51B
est $6.33B
+2.8%+4.1%
Jul 15, 2025$12.05
est $10.78
+11.8%$5.42B
est $5.45B
−0.5%−2.6%
Apr 11, 2025$11.30
est $10.08
+12.1%$5.28B
est $5.29B
−0.3%+3.6%
Jan 15, 2025$11.93
est $11.45
+4.2%+3.4%
Oct 11, 2024$11.46
est $10.31
+11.2%$5.20B
est $5.03B
+3.2%+3.8%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

BlackRock stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for BlackRock is $1,323.31, +23.7% from the last close, from 12 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$1,323.31consensus 12-month target, +23.7% from the last close
Low $1,250High $1,488
Buy12
Hold0
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 12 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 15Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, maintained$1,320+23.4%
Aug 10Evercore ISIBuy, reiterated$1,260+17.8%
Aug 6DBSBuy, maintained$1,250+16.8%
Jul 17BMO CapitalBuy, maintained$1,300+21.5%
Jul 16Deutsche Bank Buy, reiterated$1,258+17.6%
+1.0%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−0.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

BlackRock seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, BlackRock averaged −0.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+4.6%2021−10.3%2022−7.7%2023+7.2%2024+1.6%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.8%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−3.5%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days−4.0%1 of 5
Next 20 trading days−0.3%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+0.2%3 of 5

For scale, BLK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.4%.

BlackRock market cap and key statistics

BlackRock’s market cap is $165.8B, with a P/E ratio of 25.4 and revenue of $27.30B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$165.8B
P/E ratio
25.4
Forward P/E
16.4
EPS, TTM
$40.87
Gekko Fair Value
$1,192.50

Trading

Volume
1.08M
Avg volume, 20 days
555,121
52-week high
$1,219.94
52-week low
$917.39
Shares outstanding
154.9M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$27.30B
Profit margin
24.1%
Return on equity
12.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+19.6%

Risk and income

Beta
1.43
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.4%
Dividend yield
2.07%

BlackRock peers

BlackRock’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MSMorgan Stanley+0.2%Accumulation9.3% below
UBSUBS−0.2%Accumulation6.1% below
BXBlackstone+0.6%Accumulation9.5% below
KKRKKR+1.3%Accumulation13.2% below
BNBrookfield+1.1%Buying19.9% below
BAMBrookfield Asset Management+1.7%Buying12.7% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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BlackRock stock FAQ

What is BlackRock’s market cap?

BlackRock’s market cap is $165.8B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $1,069.78, with 154.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 25.4.

What is the BlackRock stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for BlackRock is $1,323.31, +23.7% from the last close. Of the 12 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 12 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is BlackRock stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate BlackRock is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $1,069.78 is 10.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $1,192.50. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does BlackRock report earnings next?

BlackRock is expected to report on Oct 13, 2026, before the market opens (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $14.28 per share on revenue of $7.44B. BlackRock beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.1% on average across the report.

What is BlackRock’s 52-week high and low?

BlackRock’s 52-week high is $1,219.94 and its 52-week low is $917.39; it closed at $1,069.78 on Sep 18, 2026, −5.5% over the past year.

Is BlackRock stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and smart money), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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