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New York-based Blackstone Inc. (BX) is an alternative asset management firm specializing in private equity, venture capital, real estate, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The company has a market cap of $91.4 billion and invests in early-stage, seed, middle-market, mature, late-stage venture, growth capital, emerging-growth, turnaround, and later-stage companies.
Shares of the company have lagged behind the broader market over the past year and in 2026. BX stock has declined 9.8% over the past 52 weeks and 20.4% on a YTD basis. In comparison, the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has returned 28.5% over the past year and risen 6% in 2026.