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Sifting through countless of stocks in the Capital Markets industry can be tedious, and sometimes two stocks are just too similar to judge which is the better investment. If you’re on the fence about investing in XP Inc. or Blackstone Inc. because you’re not sure how they measure up, it’s important to compare them on a few factors before making your decision.
Read on to learn how XP Inc. and Blackstone Inc. compare based on key financial metrics to determine which better meets your investment needs.
About XP Inc. and Blackstone Inc.
XP Inc. provides financial products and services in Brazil. The company operates XP Platform, an open product platform that provides clients to access investment products in the market comprising brokerage securities, fixed income securities, mutual, hedge, and private equity funds; derivatives and synthetic instruments; credit cards; loan operations/collateralized credit products; pension and social security funds, and life and travel insurance products; and other investment products comprising real estate funds, and equity and debt capital markets solutions, as well as wealth management services. It offers brokerage and issuer services to institutional and corporate clients. The company also manages mutual funds focused on stocks and macro strategies distributed to retail and to institutional clients; funds and managed portfolios for high-net-worth retail clients, and proprietary treasury funds; and passive mutual funds that track market indexes, and mutual and investment funds focused on fixed income, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and other alternative strategies. In addition, it offers securities brokerage services for institutional and retail investors; interdealer brokerage services for institutional traders; and commercial and investment banking products, such as loan operations and transactions in the foreign exchange markets and deposits, as well as develops and sells financial education courses and events online and in person to retail clients. The company offers its sell products and services through its omni-channel distribution network and online portals. XP Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Blackstone Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in private equity, real estate, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage, seed, middle market, mature, late venture, growth capital, emerging growth and later stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm’s corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts, recapitalization, special situations, distressed mortgage loans, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant majority stakes in portfolio companies and minority investments in operating companies, shipping, real estate, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy greenfield development projects in energy and power, property, dislocated markets, shipping opportunities, financial institution breakups, re-insurance, and improving freight mobility, financial services, cargo, data processing, oil & gas production, oil & gas refining, oil & gas storage, building products, home entertainment, B2B, consumer electronics, home supply store, lodging, commercial services & supplies, metal & mineral mining machinery, coal, hazardous waste collection, solid waste collection, waste water treatment, renewable electricity, equity REITs, power generation by nuclear & fossil fuels, personal loan services, chemcials, other specialty retail, biotech, pharmaceuticals, metal, aerospace, healthcare, cable, entertainment services, infrastructure services, transportation infrastructure, exhaust, life sciences, alternative carriers, infrastructure, system software, manufacturing services, enterprise tech and consumer, enterprise software & application, as well as consumer technologies. The firm considers investment in Asia and Latin America. It seeks to invest between $0.25 million and $900 million per transaction. It invests in companies with enterprise value between $500 million and $5000 million. It has a three year investment period. The firm prefers to take majority and minority stakes. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. Blackstone Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe, North America and Central America.
Latest Capital Markets and XP Inc., Blackstone Inc. Stock News
As of May 14, 2025, XP Inc. had a $10.1 billion market capitalization, compared to the Capital Markets median of $3.5 million. XP Inc.’s stock is up 57.8% in 2025, up 6.3% in the previous five trading days and down 12.37% in the past year.
Currently, XP Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 14.2. XP Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $2.6 billion with a 27.8% net profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was -14.1%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $1.649 per share for the current fiscal year. XP Inc. currently has a 7.3% dividend yield.
As of May 14, 2025, Blackstone Inc. had a $114.7 billion market cap, putting it in the 98th percentile of all stocks. Blackstone Inc.’s stock is down 15.3% in 2025, up 4.5% in the previous five trading days and up 19.66% in the past year.
Currently, Blackstone Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 44.9. Blackstone Inc.’s trailing 12-month revenue is $12.4 billion with a 20.6% net profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was -8.2%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $4.911 per share for the current fiscal year. Blackstone Inc. currently has a 2.7% dividend yield.
How We Compare XP Inc. and Blackstone Inc. Stock Grades
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