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BX vs GAB
Side-by-side comparison of Blackstone Inc. (BX) and Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (GAB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BX and GAB operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BX is the larger of the two at $84.83B, about 52.6x GAB ($1.61B).
- Over the past year, BX is down 18.4% and GAB is down 5.8% - GAB leads by 12.6 points.
- BX has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for GAB).
- BX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for GAB).
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.
Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.
The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. The fund is managed by Gabelli Funds, LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in preferred stock, convertible or exchangeable securities, and warrants and rights. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies across market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund seeks to benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite Index. The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. was formed on August 21, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest BX
- New insider Bcp Redbird Aggregator L.P. claimed ownership of 83,831,109 shares (SEC Form 3)
- Blackstone Raises its Largest Asia Private Equity Fund at $13.1 Billion
- Blackstone to Present at Morgan Stanley's US Financials Conference
- The AI-Native Enterprise Services Firm Backed by Anthropic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman Announces Acquisition of Fractional AI
- Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Announces Full Exercise and Closing of Underwriters Option to Purchase Additional Shares in Initial Public Offering
- Large owner Blackstone Treasury Holdings Iii L.L.C. bought $189,735,900 worth of shares (9,486,795 units at $20.00) (SEC Form 4)
- Blackstone Announces Joint Venture with Google to Create New TPU Cloud
- SEC Form 13F-HR filed by Blackstone Inc.
- Amendment: SEC Form 13F-HR/A filed by Blackstone Inc.
- Amendment: SEC Form 13F-HR/A filed by Blackstone Inc.
Latest GAB
- Director Vanekris Anthonie C acquired $4,950 worth of shares (900 units at $5.50), increasing direct ownership by 10% to 5,500 units (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: New insider Vanekris Anthonie C claimed ownership of 9,000 shares (SEC Form 3)
- Gabelli Equity Trust 10% Distribution Policy Reaffirmed and Declared Second Quarter Distribution of $0.15 Per Share
- Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Director Mullady Agnes acquired $930 worth of shares (186 units at $5.00), increasing direct ownership by 113% to 351 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Zizza Salvatore J acquired $10,400 worth of shares (2,080 units at $5.00), increasing direct ownership by 10% to 18,113 units (SEC Form 4)
- Control Person of Adviser Gabelli Mario J acquired $1,201,825 worth of shares (240,365 units at $5.00), increasing direct ownership by 10% to 1,718,169 units (SEC Form 4)
- President & Treasurer Ball John Chester acquired $85 worth of shares (17 units at $5.00), increasing direct ownership by 36% to 64 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Heitmann William F acquired $89,740 worth of shares (17,948 units at $5.00), increasing direct ownership by 10% to 197,422 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mullady Agnes acquired $75 worth of shares (15 units at $5.00), increasing direct ownership by 10% to 165 units (SEC Form 4)