Trailing earnings $2.58, dividend payout $3.12.
Of course, the predicted earnings look good, according to the analyst consensus. About $3.73 this year, $3.77 next year. But with a company like this, those are little more than guesses, as some deal could very easily blow up, or something bad could happen in the financial markets. The stock is priced as it is priced because of these risks.
So you can get a 8.2% div on your money right now, but I wouldn’t bet the house on it. If you have at least $1 million in your portfolio, you might buy 500 shares.
Yes, I am very conservative, but I seem to have made lots of money this way.
Upon further research, I have found that BX is a Limited Partnership, which will introduce all kinds of tax complexities. You will spend half your dividend paying tax accountants to perform complex calculations and fill out forms, lots of forms.