NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Blackstone Inc. (BX) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.02 billion.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $1.30. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.75 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.52 per share.
The investment manager posted revenue of $4.36 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.94 billion, also beating Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.63 billion.
Blackstone Inc. shares have declined almost 5% since the beginning of the year.
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