SG Americas Securities LLC Buys 127,149 Shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 1,541.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 135,395 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 127,149 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $19,600,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in APO. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Apollo Global Management by 3.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 47,419,652 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,319,617,000 after acquiring an additional 1,377,545 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 68.9% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,311,102 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $187,199,000 after acquiring an additional 534,904 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 5,670.1% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 395,020 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $56,041,000 after acquiring an additional 388,174 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 31.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,617,228 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $215,530,000 after purchasing an additional 383,198 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bahl & Gaynor Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 62.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 996,727 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $132,834,000 after purchasing an additional 381,479 shares in the last quarter. 77.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

APO has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Apollo Global Management from $135.00 to $116.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, February 23rd. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $142.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Apollo Global Management from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $158.13.

Apollo Global Management Price Performance

Apollo Global Management stock opened at $108.54 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $120.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $130.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The company has a market capitalization of $62.77 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.60. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a one year low of $99.56 and a one year high of $157.28.

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

Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.96%.

Trending Headlines about Apollo Global Management

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apollo’s top economist argues markets are overreacting and that the conflict with Iran is unlikely to derail the U.S. economy, which could help sentiment for risk assets and credit strategies Apollo manages. Apollo’s top economist says markets are overreacting and the Iran war won’t derail the US economy
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo and peers (including Blackstone) publicly push back that private‑credit concerns are overstated, arguing fundamentals in direct lending aren’t matching market panic — a supportive narrative for Apollo’s fee and AUM outlook. Apollo, Blackstone say private credit fears not matching reality
• Positive Sentiment: Torsten Slok of Apollo says a Fed rate hike remains “extremely unlikely,” which supports fixed‑income and credit spreads that benefit Apollo’s credit businesses. Apollo’s Torsten Slok: A Fed rate hike is still ‘extremely unlikely’
• Neutral Sentiment: Street consensus remains modestly positive: analysts’ average rating is around “Moderate Buy,” suggesting expectations for earnings and fee growth remain intact despite headline risk. Apollo Global Management Inc. Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms (Hagens Berman, Rosen, Pomerantz, Glancy, Bronstein, Faruqi, Portnoy, et al.) have filed or circulated notices for a securities class action tied to recent “Epstein Files” revelations and allege undisclosed ties and investor harm — the litigation wave is the primary downward catalyst and creates legal, reputational, and potential financial risks. APO SHAREHOLDER NOTICE: Hagens Berman Alerts Apollo Global Management (APO) Investors to Securities Class Action Stemming From “Epstein Files” Revelations
• Negative Sentiment: Many plaintiff firms are actively soliciting lead‑plaintiff applicants with a May 1 deadline; this amplifies headline flow and could pressure the stock until legal exposure is clarified. Representative notice from Rosen Law Firm. APO Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Apollo Global Management, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit Filed by The Rosen Law Firm
• Negative Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets has reduced its expectations for APO’s stock price, reflecting analyst downgrades/realigned forecasts that could weigh on near‑term sentiment. BMO Capital Markets Has Lowered Expectations for Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) Stock Price
• Negative Sentiment: Separately, coverage highlights ongoing private‑credit liquidity confusion in the market; while Apollo disputes systemic risk, the sector narrative is increasing volatility for firms with significant private‑credit exposure. Apollo, Blue Owl lament private credit’s liquidity confusion

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.