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Recommendation: Buy Blackstone (BX). Green&Gold Fund. Key Investment Points. Dividend play with embedded call option on prosperity Increasing AUM despite low stock price Big real estate player Dividend immune to proposed new tax law More value today than a year ago
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Recommendation: Buy Blackstone (BX) Green&Gold Fund
Key Investment Points • Dividend play with embedded call option on prosperity • Increasing AUM despite low stock price • Big real estate player • Dividend immune to proposed new tax law • More value today than a year ago • Improving operating cash flow
Industry Overview • Focus on operational excellence, growth, performance, risk management, and compliance • Asset Management CEOs most optimistic out of any industry • Very capable of adaptation and reinvention • Transition taking place in risk taking • Opportunities are plentiful
Investment Information 3 Year Price Graph (Morningstar)
SWOT Analysis • SWOT analysis, and how each point impacts company EPS/valuation multiple
Investment Thesis • We should own this stock due to guaranteed revenue from increasing AUM, call option on performance fees, solid dividend, and improved valuation.
Portfolio Placement / Recommendation • Sector : Alternative • Industry Group: Asset Management • Current Holdings: ODMX, PRPFX, MOO,GXG • Target Sector Allocation: 10%, $43,765 • Current Sector Allocation: 8.1% , $35,158 • Remaining Allocation: 1.91%, $8,318 • BUY 400 shares of BX at Limit Price of $13.50 (approx. $5,400, 1.24% of portfolio) • Allocation after purchase: 9.32%