Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $164.7857.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Apollo Global Management from $168.00 to $158.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Apollo Global Management from $162.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $165.00 price target on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Tuesday. Evercore lifted their price objective on Apollo Global Management from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $136.00 price target on Apollo Global Management and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Apollo Global Management news, CFO Martin Kelly sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total transaction of $788,460.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 325,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,787,621.64. The trade was a 1.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 8.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Apollo Global Management

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Apollo Global Management during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 99.0% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 199 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 875.0% in the 2nd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 195 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its position in Apollo Global Management by 1,123.5% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

Key Apollo Global Management News

Here are the key news stories impacting Apollo Global Management this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $165 price target, signaling continued analyst confidence in APO’s outlook. Piper Sandler Overweight
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo formed a strategic product partnership with Schroders to launch hybrid income solutions that blend public and private markets — a distribution/asset-gathering initiative that could boost fee-related revenue. Apollo-Schroders Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Reports say Apollo is nearing a roughly $3.4 billion loan deal to finance Nvidia chips for xAI — a large credit deployment that demonstrates Apollo’s lending activity and potential fee/income generation. xAI Loan Deal
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo-led consortium (with advisers Argus and Latham) is involved in a $1.45 billion acquisition of Molycop, highlighting active dealmaking and sponsor-backed buyout activity. Molycop Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Standard Chartered’s finance chief is leaving to join Apollo, a senior hire that could strengthen Apollo’s finance/operations bench and signal recruiting pull. Standard Chartered Hire
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo presented at the Bank of America and UBS financial services conferences (transcripts available) — useful for modeling management commentary but not a catalyst by itself. BofA Presentation UBS Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg Law reports a major procedural setback in “death bet” cases including one against Apollo, raising legal risk and potential litigation exposure for the firm. Legal Setback
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan trimmed its price target on APO to $162 (still “overweight”), which lowers near-term analyst upside and may cap upside momentum. JPMorgan PT Cut
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays (and other outlets) issued a more pessimistic forecast and lowered its price target (to ~$158), adding downward pressure from a major institutional analyst. Barclays Pessimistic Forecast

Apollo Global Management Stock Performance

NYSE APO traded down $3.61 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $123.34. The company had a trading volume of 1,346,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,778,584. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $141.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $136.16. Apollo Global Management has a fifty-two week low of $102.58 and a fifty-two week high of $164.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The stock has a market cap of $71.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.57.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.43. The business had revenue of $9.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Apollo Global Management had a return on equity of 15.25% and a net margin of 10.90%.The firm’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.39 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Apollo Global Management will post 8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be issued a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.96%.

About Apollo Global Management

Apollo Global Management, Inc (NYSE: APO) is a global alternative investment manager that specializes in private equity, credit and real assets. The firm originates, invests in and manages a broad set of strategies across distressed and opportunistic credit, direct lending, structured credit, buyouts and real estate. Apollo provides investment management and advisory services to institutional clients and individual investors through pooled funds, separate accounts and publicly listed investment vehicles.

Its private equity business pursues control and non-control investments across industries, often focusing on complex or distressed situations where operational improvement and capital solutions can create value.