BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has a slight edge over COHN overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
COHN
Cohen & Company Inc.
COHN offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
COHN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
COHN's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like COHN.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK has the edge over COHN in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
COHN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 1.2x | $2.61 | -73% |
| Fair | 2.4x | $5.37 | -44% |
| Expensive | 3.3x | $7.52 | -21% |
| Current | 4.2x | $9.52 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
COHN's PE is in its expensive range at 4.2x.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
COHN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for COHN to show an outlook.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BLK has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 11% for BLK versus COHN down 46%.
COHN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $4.13 | +$12.32 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.54 | +$11.09 |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.33 | +$5.41 |
| Q4 2023 | -$3.38 | +$6.05 |
COHN's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.25 over the past year, against $17.86 in mid-2021.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $7.8B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK has the edge over COHN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
COHN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.4M | -61% |
| Q2 2026 | $69.5M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $57.9M | +101% |
| Q4 2025 | $102.7M | +454% |
| Q3 2025 | $84.2M | +166% |
| Q2 2025 | $59.9M | +454% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.7M | +55% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.5M | -46% |
COHN's revenue is growing: $32M last quarter, down 61% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.1% | -18 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.9% | +8.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 29% | +59 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +72 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -30% | -63 points |
COHN's operating margin was 8.1% last quarter, down 18 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK has the edge over COHN on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
COHN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.5M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.7M | -71% |
| Q1 2026 | -$31.5M | -$25M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.5M | -163% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.2M | +484% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.9M | +$17.5M |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.5M | -230% |
| Q4 2024 | $4M | +$7.5M |
COHN's free cash flow was −$3M over the past year, against $33M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like COHN.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has the edge over COHN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
COHN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.3% | +145K shares |
| 1 year | +8.1% | +479K shares |
| 3 years | +347% | +5M shares |
| 5 years | +62% | +2.5M shares |
COHN has 6M diluted shares, up 8.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2021 | $187,000 |
| Q2 2021 | $7,000 |
| Q1 2021 | $662,000 |
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
COHN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
COHN has the edge over BLK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
COHN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.4 | Oversold |
COHN's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
COHN PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | COHN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.2x | 13x | 68% below |
| PE % | 95 | 63 | 32 pts above |
COHN has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK has the edge over COHN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
COHN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.95 | 4.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $11.3 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.5 | 35% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.3 | 23% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.0 | 4.8% below |
COHN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 4.8% below its 200-week average.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has the edge over COHN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
COHN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.82 | $16.5 | +331% |
| 2021 | $16.5 | $15.6 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | $15.6 | $8.79 | -44% |
| 2023 | $8.79 | $6.65 | -24% |
| 2024 | $6.65 | $10.4 | +56% |
| 2025 | $10.4 | $17.4 | +68% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.4 | $9.52 | -45% |
COHN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +331% in 2020 to −44% in 2022. It's down 45% so far in 2026.