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Submitted by Leo Miller. First Published: 2/6/2026. 

Dividends are rising for several leading companies in the asset management and insurance sectors, and Wall Street analysts are pointing to meaningful upside for these names. Let’s review the key dividend news and price-target data surrounding these financial sector stalwarts. All metrics are as of the Feb. 6 close unless otherwise noted.

Blackstone Boosts Dividend, Analysts Eye 30% Gains

First up is alternative asset manager Blackstone (NYSE: BX), which oversees roughly $1.275 trillion in assets under management and is the world’s largest alternative asset manager.

Blackstone shares have struggled recently, with a -23% total return over the past 52 weeks. Rising concerns around the private credit market have been a key headwind, as several big players have taken loan write-downs, stoking fears about credit quality across the industry.

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At a Glance

• Top names in the financial sector are lifting dividends, and analysts are forecasting meaningful upside ahead.
• The world’s biggest name in alternative asset management sticks out due to its strong yield and encouraging price targets.
• SCHW and ALL are seeing solid momentum in their business, and are rewarding shareholders.

Still, many analysts remain supportive of Blackstone’s outlook. The MarketBeat consensus price target sits near $175, implying about 35% upside. Targets updated after the company’s Jan. 29 earnings release average roughly $170, suggesting about 31% upside.

Blackstone also announced a $1.49 quarterly dividend, a 15% increase versus its prior payout and roughly 3% higher than a year earlier. Because Blackstone’s dividend varies quarterly, its forward yield is harder to predict, but the trailing 12-month yield stood at a strong 3.7% and could rise following the latest boost.

Charles Schwab Announces 19% Dividend Increase After Impressive 2025

Meanwhile, traditional asset manager Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) has been on a roll. Shares have returned roughly 27% over the past 52 weeks. Schwab’s revenues rose 22% in 2025, and the firm added about 2.5 million client accounts. Its Managed Investing inflows climbed 36% as more investors adopted its professionally managed services.

The company’s 2025 revenue growth was its fastest since 2021. Schwab expects growth to slow to around 10% in 2026 but, thanks to operating leverage, believes it can increase adjusted earnings per share (EPS) by about 18%.

To cap off the year, Schwab announced a 19% dividend increase on Jan. 29, raising the quarterly payout to $0.32 and giving the stock an indicated dividend yield of about 1.2%. The MarketBeat consensus price target near $116 implies roughly 10% upside, while targets updated after the Jan. 21 earnings release average about $128, implying about 22% upside.

Profits Soar at Allstate; Dividend Yield Approaches 2%

Finally, insurance giant Allstate (NYSE: ALL) has delivered a solid but more modest total return of about 10% over the past 52 weeks. The company reported a strong quarter: revenue was below expectations, but operating EPS beat by a wide margin, coming in at $14.31 versus estimates of $8.72.

The outperformance stemmed largely from big improvements in combined ratios, a key profitability measure for insurers that compares claims and operating expenses to premiums earned. A lower combined ratio means the company retains a larger share of premiums.

In Allstate’s largest segment, property and liability insurance, the combined ratio fell from about 87% to 73%, meaning claims and expenses accounted for 73% of premiums earned and the company retained the remaining 27%. Overall, adjusted net income rose more than 38% in 2025.

Allstate also announced an 8% increase to its quarterly dividend, raising it to $1.08 and producing a dividend yield near 1.9%. The MarketBeat consensus price target near $238 implies about 15% upside, and targets updated after the earnings release are nearly unchanged.

Blackstone: Strong Yield Combined with Optimistic Analyst Forecasts

Although these three stocks have shown differing performance over the past year, each is following through on returning capital to shareholders. Blackstone’s attractive yield, coupled with analysts’ bullish price targets, makes it a particularly notable name to watch, while Schwab and Allstate also offer dividend growth and analyst support that investors may find appealing.

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