Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:15 pm ET.
Blackstone trades at $124.96, down 0.4%, sitting between its 50-day average of $134.00 and 200-day average of $130.16. The GekkoIndex reads 68.7, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, while the price sits 9.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.15. Shares are down 13.9% over the past month but up 0.9% over three months and 10.1% over six months, against a 52-week range of $101.73 to $190.09.
This week's coverage centers on Blackstone's expanding AI-infrastructure footprint and capital-raising activity. A consortium of 10 banks is arranging a $22 billion loan to finance Crux AI, a cloud venture between Blackstone and Alphabet aimed at supplying compute for AI labs using Google-manufactured TPUs. Separately, Blackstone is exploring a secondary sale of its $11 billion BPP U.S. real estate fund to give existing investors an exit, a move tied to revenue performance issues and rate increases since 2022. Other coverage notes Blackstone's shift toward control stakes in India and a deal for Flow Control.
Blackstone's next earnings report is set for 22 October 2026, 32 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold, following a July quarter that beat estimates with $1.52 EPS versus $1.33 expected and an 5.8% reaction. Over the last 90 days, insiders made 4 purchases totaling $27.3 million, alongside 1 unusual options signal in the last 30 days, with put premium of $4.8 million against call premium of $120,804. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -5.9% over 5 years, rising in 1 of those years. Analysts across 15 firms carry a consensus target of $144.38, with 9 buy and 6 hold ratings.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Blackstone 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
Averages disagree
Close $124.96 sits between the 50-day ($134.00) and 200-day ($130.16) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart68.7, Accumulation
Reading 68.7 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex9.5% below
Price is 9.5% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueMixed
Last 90 days: 4 open-market insider purchases. Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart moneyReports in 32 days
Next report Oct 22, 2026, 32 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−5.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −5.9% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Blackstone closed at $124.96 on Sep 18, 2026, −31.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $101.73 to $190.09.
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Blackstone manages alternative investments across several strategies, including real estate, private equity, credit, hedge fund solutions, public debt and equity, multi-asset approaches, and secondary funds of funds. It is known for its scale in property investing, ranging from opportunistic and core-plus real estate to stable income-producing commercial assets and debt tied to commercial real estate, as well as for large buyouts and mid-market acquisitions in private equity.
The firm organizes its work around distinct business lines, each serving different investment needs. Its real estate and private equity teams pursue deals across North America, Europe, and Asia, touching industries such as financial services, healthcare, life sciences, technology, consumer goods, shipping, and energy. Private equity activity includes sizable buyouts, growth equity, distressed situations, and platforms built by combining multiple acquisitions under one management structure, often with a multi-year investment horizon. Its credit arm focuses on loans and securities from non-investment grade issuers spanning the capital structure, while its hedge fund business offers both pooled and customized fund options.
Founded in 1985, Blackstone is headquartered in New York City and maintains offices across Asia, Europe, and North America. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker BX.
Blackstone’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 68.7, in the Accumulation zone, up 0.5 points over five sessions.
Up 0.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 38 | −0.1% | −5.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 201 | −0.6% | +0.3% | ||
| Neutral | 372 | +0.7% | +2.0% | ||
| Distribution | 48 | +0.1% | −0.6% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average BX 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 →
Blackstone trades 9.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.15, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Blackstone shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$138.15
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
9.5% Undervalued
Insiders filed 4 open-market purchases in Blackstone worth $27.25M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$27.25Min 4 open-market purchases
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | Blackstone Holdings IV L.P. 10 percent owner | Purchase | $20.00M |
| Aug 24 | Blackstone Holdings IV L.P. 10 percent owner | Purchase | $6.50M |
| Aug 24 | Blackstone Holdings IV L.P. 10 percent owner | Purchase | $627K |
| Aug 24 | Blackstone Holdings IV L.P. 10 percent owner | Purchase | $125K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in BX were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Blackstone has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1signal, 2% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bearish flow on Sep 2, $4.94M in unusual premium.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds BX.
Blackstone reports on Oct 22, 2026, before the open (32 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 22, 2026
Expected before the open, 32 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | $1.52 est $1.33 | $3.80B est $3.42B | +5.8% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $1.36 est $1.34 | $3.43B est $3.41B | −6.2% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $1.75 est $1.53 | $3.94B est $3.68B | −3.0% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $1.52 est $1.23 | $2.81B est $3.11B | −4.4% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $1.21 est $1.10 | $3.71B est $2.79B | +3.6% |
| Apr 17, 2025 | $1.09 est $1.05 | $2.94B est $2.75B | −7.1% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | $1.69 est $1.48 | $2.81B est $3.79B | −4.5% |
| Oct 17, 2024 | $1.01 est $0.92 | $3.65B est $2.41B | +7.9% |
“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.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Blackstone is $144.38, +15.5% from the last close, from 15 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 15 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | Barclays | $128 | +2.4% |
| Aug 31 | TD Cowen | $154 | +23.2% |
| Aug 27 | Oppenheimer | $171 | +36.8% |
| Aug 6 | TD Cowen | $154 | +23.2% |
| Jul 29 | Argus Research | $150 | +20.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Blackstone averaged −5.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −5.8% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −8.4% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −9.7% | 0 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −5.9% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −4.8% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, BX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8%.
Blackstone’s market cap is $151.0B, with a P/E ratio of 27.6 and revenue of $15.48B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Blackstone this week reads positive: 10 positive, 6 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
Blackstone’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MSMorgan Stanley | Accumulation | 9.3% below |
| UBSUBS | Accumulation | 6.1% below |
| BLKBlackRock | Accumulation | 10.3% below |
| KKRKKR | Accumulation | 13.2% below |
| BNBrookfield | Buying | 19.9% below |
| BAMBrookfield Asset Management | Buying | 12.7% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Blackstone’s market cap is $151.0B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $124.96, with 750.6M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 27.6.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Blackstone is $144.38, +15.5% from the last close. Of the 15 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Blackstone is undervalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $124.96 is 9.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $138.15. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Blackstone is expected to report on Oct 22, 2026, before the market opens (32 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.36 per share on revenue of $3.45B. Blackstone beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.3% on average across the report.
Blackstone’s 52-week high is $190.09 and its 52-week low is $101.73; it closed at $124.96 on Sep 18, 2026, −31.9% over the past year.
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 earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and smart money) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Blackstone over the last 30 days, with $121K of flagged premium in calls and $4.82M in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Sep 2, 2026 with $4.94M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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