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BX vs VRTS
Side-by-side comparison of Blackstone Inc. (BX) and Virtus Investment Partners Inc. (VRTS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BX and VRTS operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BX is the larger of the two at $108.04B, about 57.4x VRTS ($1.88B).
- Over the past year, BX is down 14.9% and VRTS is down 12.9% - VRTS leads by 2.0 points.
- Both names hit the wire about 10 times in the past 4 weeks.
- BX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 10 for VRTS).
Blackstone Inc.
The Blackstone Group Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts,special situations, distressed mortgage loans, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant majority stakes in portfolio companies and minority investments in operating companies, shipping, real estate, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy greenfield development projects in energy and power, property, dislocated markets, shipping opportunities, financial institution breakups, re-insurance, and improving freight mobility, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise tech and consumer, as well as consumer technologies. The fund considers investment in Asia and Latin America. It has a three year investment period. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. The Blackstone Group Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe and North America.
Virtus Investment Partners Inc.
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional clients. It launches separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets. The firm also invests in exchange traded funds. It employs a multi manager approach for its products. The firm employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.
Latest BX
- Chief Legal Officer Finley John G sold $6,620,111 worth of shares (45,000 units at $147.11), decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 516,017 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Accounting Officer Payne David sold $1,379,685 worth of shares (9,500 units at $145.23), decreasing direct ownership by 13% to 64,448 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Porat Ruth bought $62,445 worth of shares (455 units at $137.20), increasing direct ownership by 0.89% to 42,189 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Blackstone Inc.
- Chief Administrative Officer Sawhney Vikrant sold $4,066,488 worth of shares (30,000 units at $135.55), decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 869,669 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Parrett William G acquired 1,500 shares and disposed of 1,500 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 30,029 units (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Blackstone Holdings Ii L.P. disposed of 6,593,919 units of Class B Common Stock, converted options into 6,593,919 shares and sold $648,849,996 worth of shares (29,695,652 units at $21.85) (SEC Form 4)
- Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results
- New insider Blackstone Holdings Ii L.P. claimed ownership of 212,383,967 shares and claimed ownership of 60,435,966 units of Class B Common Stock (SEC Form 3)
- Blackstone Energy Transition Partners Announces Agreement to Acquire DarkVision from Koch Engineered Solutions
Latest VRTS
- Virtus Investment Partners Reports Preliminary July 31, 2026 Assets Under Management
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Virtus Investment Partners Inc.
- Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
- DNP Select Income Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
- EVP, CFO & Treasurer Angerthal Michael A sold $2,505,955 worth of shares (14,975 units at $167.34), decreasing direct ownership by 19% to 63,461 units (SEC Form 4)
- Virtus Investment Partners Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Virtus Investment Partners Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter 2026
- Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
- Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice
- Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice