BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) reported quarterly earnings of $11.30 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $11.14 by 1.44 percent. This is a 15.19 percent increase over earnings of $9.81 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.28 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $5.60 billion by 5.72 percent. This is a 11.59 percent increase over sales of $4.73 billion the same period last year.

The shares rose 1% in premarket trading.