BlackRock said it would undertake $450 million in share repurchases in the current quarter and deliver
a 10% increase in quarterly cash dividend to $5.73 per share.
Investors welcomed the earnings report, with the stock up nearly 3% in premarket trading. Before the results, the stock was up 4.4% for the year to date, outperforming the S&P 500’s gain of 0.6%.
The majority of analysts covering BlackRock have a buy rating on the stock, with a price target of $1,225, according to FactSet, which implies 16% upside from current levels.
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