Black Stone Minerals (NYSE: BSM) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday, August 18, 2025, trading as low as $11.94 and last trading at $11.96, with a volume of 549,250 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.28. Analysts have downgraded the stock, with Piper Sandler reducing the target price from $14.00 to $13.00 and setting a 'neutral' rating, while Wall Street Zen changed their rating from 'buy' to 'hold'. Black Stone Minerals reported a net margin of 61.21% and beat earnings expectations with an EPS of $0.53, outperforming the consensus estimate of $0.30. The company reported revenue of $159.49 million for the quarter, exceeding analyst estimates of $112.19 million, and had a return on equity of 39.67%. On average, equities analysts expect the company to post 1.36 EPS for the current year. The firm also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, paid on August 14th, resulting in an annualized dividend of $1.20 and a yield of 10.0%. The dividend payout ratio is currently 103.45%. CEO Thomas L. Carter, Jr. bought 9,200 shares at an average price of $12.36 per share, increasing his ownership to 3,431,031 shares, valued at approximately $42,407,543.16. Senior Vice President sold 36,900 shares at an average price of $13.56, reducing their position by 18.20%. Over the past 90 days, insiders have purchased a total of 95,910 shares worth $1,189,002, representing 17.80% of the stock held by corporate insiders. Institutional investors have also modified their holdings: SVB Wealth LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., NBC Securities Inc., North Capital Inc., and Motco each purchased stakes in the company during the first or second quarter, with NBC Securities Inc. increasing its position by 202,400.0% to 2,025 shares valued at $30,000. Institutional investors currently own 14.49% of the company's stock. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 3.22, and a quick ratio of 3.22. It has a fifty-day moving average of $12.88 and a 200-day moving average of $13.90. The stock has a market cap of $2.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.31, and a beta of 0.28. Black Stone Minerals, L.P. owns and manages oil and natural gas mineral interests across approximately 16.8 million gross acres in 41 U.S. states. The company's latest earnings results were announced on August 4th, 2025.

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE:BSM) Hits New 52-Week Low - Time to Sell?

Black Stone Minerals (NYSE: BSM) reached a new 52-week low of $11.94 during mid-day trading on August 18, 2025, closing at $11.96, following a reported quarter with revenue of $159.49 million and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.53, which exceeded expectations. The company reported a net margin of 61.21% and a return on equity of 39.67%. Analysts have downgraded the stock, with Piper Sandler reducing its target price from $14.00 to $13.00 and assigning a 'neutral' rating, while Wall Street Zen changed its rating from 'buy' to 'hold'. The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $1.20 and a yield of 10.0%, with a payout ratio of 103.45%. CEO Thomas L. Carter, Jr. purchased 9,200 shares at $12.36, increasing his ownership to 3,431,031 shares valued at $42,407,543.16, while a Senior Vice President sold 36,900 shares at $13.56, reducing their position by 18.20%. Over the past 90 days, corporate insiders collectively purchased 95,910 shares worth $1,189,002, representing 17.80% of insider holdings. Institutional investors including SVB Wealth LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., NBC Securities Inc., North Capital Inc., and Motco have increased their stakes, with NBC Securities Inc. increasing its position by 202,400.0% to 2,025 shares valued at $30,000. Institutional investors currently own 14.49% of the company. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, current and quick ratios of 3.22, a market cap of $2.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.31, and a beta of 0.28. Black Stone Minerals, L.P. owns and manages oil and natural gas mineral interests across approximately 16.8 million gross acres in 41 U.S. states. The earnings were announced on August 4, 2025.