NYSE: BLK

BlackRock (BLK) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$1,224.37+63.05 (+5.4%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

BlackRock's week was shaped largely by secondary filings and commentary rather than fresh operating news. Reports noted a $405.3 million single-day outflow from BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF even as Strategy Inc. continued adding bitcoin, while a separate disclosure showed BlackRock taking a substantial shareholder position in West African Resources. Portfolio manager Jeffrey Rosenberg also commented on the Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates steady. Beyond these, routine institutional filings showed incremental share purchases in BLK by firms including Bank Julius Baer, without a single dominant catalyst driving the move.

BLK closed at $1224.37, up 5.4% on the period, sitting above both its 50-day average of $1104.74 and its 200-day average of $1064.27, with the stock near its 52-week high of $1231.14. The GekkoIndex reading stands at 46.2, placing it in the Neutral zone, down from a five-day change of -3.5. Price sits 1.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $1205.76, putting it within a tight band of that estimate.

The next earnings date falls on 21 January 2027, 77 days out, placing it outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Smart-money activity over the past 90 days shows one Congressional buy and no sales, alongside no recorded billionaire or trailblazer holders. Analyst sentiment remains heavily skewed, with 14 buy ratings against 1 hold among 15 firms, and a consensus target of $1358.71. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows the next 20 trading days averaging a 4.9% gain, rising in 4 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the current Neutral positioning.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

BlackRock price vs fair value

$1,224$1,206Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $1,224.37200-day averageGekko Fair Value $1,205.76

BlackRock quick facts

Market cap
$189.6B
P/E ratio
26.6
Forward P/E
17.6
EPS, TTM
$43.92
Revenue, TTM
$28.54B
Profit margin
24.2%
Dividend yield
1.95%
Beta
1.38
Volume
1.09M avg 725,752
1-year return
+14.6%
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.4%
50-day average
$1,104.74
200-day average
$1,064.27
Next earnings
Jan 21 before open
Shares outstanding
154.9M
52-week range
$917.39$1,231.14

BlackRock swing-trade checklist

BlackRock scores 4 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

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

4 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $1224.37 is above the 50-day ($1104.74) and 200-day ($1064.27) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    46.2, Neutral

    Reading 46.2 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    1.5% above

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (1.5% above).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 77 days

    Next report Jan 21, 2027, 77 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +4.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.9% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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BlackRock stock chart and price history

BlackRock closed at $1,224.37 on Nov 4, 2026, +14.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $917.39 to $1,231.14.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
BlackRock share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$1000$1100$1200DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct1224.37

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+13.4%
3 months
+8.4%
6 months
+14.0%
1 year
+14.6%
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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 46.2, in the Neutral zone, down 3.5 points over five sessions.

010046.2Neutral

Down 3.5 points over five sessions.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying28+3.1%+4.2%+5.4%+8.4%
Accumulation192+0.1%+0.6%+1.3%+3.6%
Neutral (current zone)438+0.2%+0.4%+0.7%+1.9%
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, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is BlackRock stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

BlackRock trades 1.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $1,205.76, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

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

$1,205.76

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

1.5% above fair value · About fair value

At the end of Sep 2026 the price was 11.4% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$1,206$1,161Sep 2026OctNov 2026

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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
0.67%
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 Jan 21, 2027, before the open (77 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.2%average move across the report
7 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+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+5.1%Oct ’26

Last earnings call, Oct 14, 2026 AI summary

What they said
BlackRock reported record Q3 2026 results with revenue of $7.8B (+19% YoY), operating income of $3.3B (+27% YoY), and EPS of $15.93 (+38% YoY). Operating margin expanded 320bps to 47.8%. The firm generated $205B in quarterly net inflows and $870B over the last 12 months, driving 11% organic base fee growth—the ninth consecutive quarter at or above 5%. Base fee and securities lending revenue reached $6B (+20% YoY).
Guidance
Management estimates a 25% tax rate for Q4 2026, noting actual rates may differ due to discrete items or tax legislation changes. The firm's 2030 plan targets higher-value, higher-base-fee-rate categories with durable all-weather revenue and earnings growth across public, private, and technology segments.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Oct 14, 2026$15.93
est $14.32
+11.2%$7.75B
est $7.42B
+4.5%+5.1%
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%

“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 $1,358.71, +11.0% from the last close, from 15 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$1,358.71consensus 12-month target, +11.0% from the last close
Low $1,210High $1,531
Buy14
Hold1
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 15 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 29Freedom Capital MarketsBuy, maintained$1,400+14.3%
Oct 20TD CowenBuy, upgraded$1,405+14.8%
Oct 19BMO CapitalBuy, maintained$1,350+10.3%
Oct 18JLPascualHold, downgraded$1,210−1.2%
Oct 16Morgan StanleyBuy, reiterated$1,531+25.0%
+0.7%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+4.9%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 Nov 4, BlackRock averaged +4.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−5.7%2021+8.6%2022+15.5%2023+4.8%2024+1.9%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+5.8%5 of 5
Next 10 trading days+3.5%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+3.3%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+4.9%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+5.7%4 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 $189.6B, with a P/E ratio of 26.6 and revenue of $28.54B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$189.6B
P/E ratio
26.6
Forward P/E
17.6
EPS, TTM
$43.92
Gekko Fair Value
$1,205.76

Trading

Volume
1.09M
Avg volume, 20 days
725,752
52-week high
$1,231.14
52-week low
$917.39
Shares outstanding
154.9M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$28.54B
Profit margin
24.2%
Return on equity
12.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+25.4%

Risk and income

Beta
1.38
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.4%
Dividend yield
1.95%

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+2.1%Neutral4.3% below
UBSUBS+0.9%Neutral2.7% below
BXBlackstone+3.4%Neutral2.3% below
BNBrookfield+3.4%Distribution3.0% below
KKRKKR+2.6%Neutral4.6% below
BAMBrookfield Asset Management+3.7%Distribution6.9% above

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BlackRock stock FAQ

What is BlackRock’s market cap?

BlackRock’s market cap is $189.6B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $1,224.37, with 154.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 26.6.

What is the BlackRock stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for BlackRock is $1,358.71, +11.0% from the last close. Of the 15 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 1 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 about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $1,224.37 is 1.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $1,205.76. 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 Jan 21, 2027, before the market opens (77 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $15.47 per share on revenue of $7.98B. BlackRock beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.2% on average across the report.

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

BlackRock’s 52-week high is $1,231.14 and its 52-week low is $917.39; it closed at $1,224.37 on Nov 4, 2026, +14.6% 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, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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