Blue Owl CapitalOBDC
About: Blue Owl Capital Corp is a specialty finance company and business development company (BDC) focused on providing direct lending solutions to U.S. middle-market companies. The company seeks to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by targeting investment opportunities with favorable risk-adjusted returns, including senior secured, subordinated, or mezzanine loans and equity-related instruments. Its investment strategies are intended to generate favorable returns across credit cycles with an emphasis on preserving capital.
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
105% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 37
86% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 167 | Existing positions reduced: 90
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 374 [Q3] → 403 (+29) [Q4]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.31B [Q3] → $2.4B (+$91.5M) [Q4]
0.09% less ownership
Funds ownership: 40.5% [Q3] → 40.41% (-0.09%) [Q4]
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q3] → 14 (-2) [Q4]
49% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.6M | Put options by funds: $20.7M
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Finian O'Shea 52% 1-year accuracy 23 / 44 met price target | 0%downside $15 | Equal-Weight Upgraded | 17 Mar 2025 |
Citizens Capital Markets Brian McKenna 67% 1-year accuracy 10 / 15 met price target | 13%upside $17 | Market Outperform Reiterated | 21 Feb 2025 |
JMP Securities Brian McKenna 67% 1-year accuracy 10 / 15 met price target | 13%upside $17 | Market Outperform Maintained | 4 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about OBDC published over the past 30 days
