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BX vs CNS
Side-by-side comparison of Blackstone Inc. (BX) and Cohen & Steers Inc (CNS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BX and CNS operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BX is the larger of the two at $107.65B, about 25.2x CNS ($4.27B).
- CNS has been more active in the news (28 items in the past 4 weeks vs 10 for BX).
- BX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 3 for CNS).
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.
Cohen & Steers Inc
Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, and foundations. It manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, multi-asset, and commodity portfolios through its subsidiaries. The firm launches and manages equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, it also launches and manages hedge funds. The firm invests in public equity, fixed income, and commodity markets across the globe through its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, it invests in companies operating in the real estate sector, including real estate investment trusts, infrastructure sector, and natural energy resources sector for its equity and fixed income investments. The firm also invests in preferred securities for its fixed income investments through its subsidiaries. Cohen & Steers, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in New York, with additional offices in London, United Kingdom; Central, Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; and Seattle, Washington.
Latest BX
- Large owner Blackstone Holdings Iv L.P. bought $7,126,860 worth of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (272,642 units at $26.14) (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: Large owner Blackstone Holdings Iv L.P. bought $20,125,000 worth of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (769,893 units at $26.14) (SEC Form 4)
- 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
Latest CNS
- GC, Secretary, EVP Poli Francis C was granted 198 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.35% to 56,352 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Operating Officer, EVP Derechin Adam M was granted 200 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.04% to 535,997 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President Brown Brandon was granted 104 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.58% to 18,064 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Harvey Joseph M was granted 1,338 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.10% to 1,340,350 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Financial Officer, EVP Muni Amit was granted 95 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.82% to 11,657 units (SEC Form 4)
- Executive Vice President Noonan Daniel was granted 215 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.75% to 29,043 units (SEC Form 4)
- President and CIO Cheigh Jon was granted 715 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.76% to 95,368 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Accounting Officer, SVP Dulik Elena was granted 39 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.18% to 22,185 units (SEC Form 4)
- Cohen & Steers and DLC Acquire Royal Plaza Grocery Shopping Center in Front Royal, Virginia
- Cohen & Steers Announces Changes to Realty Indexes