Spot Bitcoin ETFs Overview: Spot Bitcoin ETFs are structurally similar, primarily differing in expense ratios and trading spreads, making cost a crucial factor for investors when choosing between them.
Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF: This ETF offers the lowest expense ratio at 0.15% and is highly liquid, making it an attractive option for retail traders seeking to minimize total ownership costs.
iShares Bitcoin ETF: With over $70 billion in assets, this ETF is known for its liquidity and tight trading spreads, which can benefit frequent traders despite having a higher expense ratio of 0.25%.
Comparison of Fidelity and Bitwise ETFs: While Bitwise has a slightly lower expense ratio, Fidelity's greater liquidity makes it a better choice for active traders, highlighting the importance of trading costs in ETF selection.
Wall Street analysts forecast BLK stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BLK is 1356 USD with a low forecast of 1244 USD and a high forecast of 1486 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
12 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast BLK stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BLK is 1356 USD with a low forecast of 1244 USD and a high forecast of 1486 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 1087.920
Low
1244
Averages
1356
High
1486
Current: 1087.920
Low
1244
Averages
1356
High
1486
Keefe Bruyette
Market Perform
downgrade
2026-01-08
New
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Price Target
2026-01-08
New
downgrade
Market Perform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette lowered the firm's price target on BlackRock to $1,310 from $1,322 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares.
Barclays
Overweight
downgrade
2026-01-08
New
Reason
Barclays
Price Target
2026-01-08
New
downgrade
Overweight
Reason
Barclays lowered the firm's price target on BlackRock to $1,300 from $1,340 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm updated the company's model ahead of earnings.
Morgan Stanley
Overweight
maintain
2025-12-17
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
2025-12-17
maintain
Overweight
Reason
Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on BlackRock to $1,514 from $1,486 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. Flows were softer than expected in Q4 and the firm is lowering its Q4 flow estimate by 30 basis points while cutting Q4 EPS estimates by 5% on average for the Asset Managers it covers, the analyst tells investors in a preview.
Keefe Bruyette
Outperform
to
Outperform
downgrade
2025-12-17
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Price Target
2025-12-17
downgrade
Outperform
to
Outperform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette lowered the firm's price target on BlackRock to $1,322 from $1,390 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm continues to expect a constructive economic environment in 2026, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
About BLK
BlackRock, Inc. is an investment management company. The Company provides a range of investment management and technology services to institutional and retail clients. Its diverse platform of alpha-seeking active, private markets, index and cash management investment strategies across asset classes enables the Company to tailor investment outcomes and asset allocation solutions for clients. Its product offerings include single- and multi-asset portfolios investing in equities, fixed income, alternatives, and money market instruments. Its products are offered directly and through intermediaries in a range of vehicles, including open-end and closed-end mutual funds, iShares exchange-traded funds, separate accounts, collective investment funds and other pooled investment vehicles. It also offers technology services, including the investment and risk management technology platform, Aladdin, Aladdin Wealth, eFront, and Cachematrix, as well as advisory services and solutions.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
