OWL Stock Falls -13% With A 7-day Losing Spree On Analyst Cuts

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Blue Owl Capital (OWL) – a provider of permanent capital solutions for middle market companies – hit a 7-day losing streak, with cumulative losses over this period amounting to -13%. The company’s market cap has crashed by about $1.4 Bil over the last 7 days and currently stands at $9.1 Bil.

The stock has YTD (year-to-date) return of 8.7% compared to 1.4% for S&P 500. This calls for a re-evaluation of the stock’s valuation to find out whether this is an opportunity or a trap.

What Triggered The Slide?

[1] Analyst Price Target Reductions

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  • TD Cowen, UBS, Barclays Lower Targets
  • Consensus EPS Estimates Revised Lower
  • Impact: Negative Sentiment Shift, Increased Selling Pressure

[2] Institutional Selling Pressure

  • Investment Manager Sells $10.1M Shares
  • Multiple Shareholder Class Action Notices
  • Impact: Reduced Institutional Conviction, Sustained Downward Price Momentum

Opportunity or Trap?

Below is our take on valuation.

There is not much to fear in OWL stock given its overall Strong operating performance and financial condition. Hence, despite its Moderate valuation, this makes the stock look Risky (For details, see Buy or Sell OWL).

But here is the real interesting point.

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Returns vs S&P 500

The following table summarizes the return for OWL stock vs. the S&P 500 index over different periods, including the current streak:

Return Period OWL S&P 500
1D -2.5% -0.4%
7D (Current Streak) -13.5% 0.9%
1M (21D) -9.0% 0.6%
3M (63D) -16.4% 0.7%
YTD 2026 -8.7% 1.4%
2025 -32.8% 16.4%
2024 61.8% 23.3%
2023 47.4% 24.2%

Gains and Losses Streaks: S&P 500 Constituents

There are currently 48 S&P constituents with 3 days or more of consecutive gains and 71 constituents with 3 days or more of consecutive losses.
 

Consecutive Days # of Gainers # of Losers
3D 28 25
4D 13 21
5D 5 11
6D 2 8
7D or more 0 6
Total >=3 D 48 71

 
 
Key Financials for Blue Owl Capital (OWL)

Last 2 Fiscal Years:

Metric FY2023 FY2024
Revenues $1.7 Bil $2.3 Bil
Operating Income $317.8 Mil $606.8 Mil
Net Income $54.3 Mil $109.6 Mil

Last 2 Fiscal Quarters:

Metric 2025 FQ2 2025 FQ3
Revenues $703.1 Mil $728.0 Mil
Operating Income $99.3 Mil $112.7 Mil
Net Income $17.4 Mil $6.3 Mil

The losing streak OWL stock is currently on doesn’t inspire much confidence among investors. In contrast, Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.