Asset Management

Blackstone stock slides after earnings miss

Alternatives giant says it's hard to know when transactions will pick back up

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman will be looking to reassure investors in a slow market for deals
Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman will be looking to reassure investors in a slow market for deals Photo: Nathan Laine/Getty Images

Blackstone's stock was falling on 19 October after the world’s largest alternative asset managers’ quarterly results were affected by lower asset sales in a slow dealmaking environment.

On 19 October, Blackstone reported distributable earnings, which reflects cash available to pay dividends to shareholders, of $1.2bn, or 94 cents a share for the third quarter ended September. Analysts tracked by FactSet expected earnings of $1.01 a share.

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