Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) Receives $150.75 Average Target Price from Analysts

Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $149.4167.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Apollo Global Management from $165.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen lowered Apollo Global Management from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 18th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Apollo Global Management from $181.00 to $165.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Tuesday, February 10th.

Apollo Global Management Stock Down 3.3%

Shares of NYSE:APO opened at $124.85 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $112.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market capitalization of $72.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.62, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.56. Apollo Global Management has a 52-week low of $99.56 and a 52-week high of $157.28.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last issued its quarterly 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. Apollo Global Management had a return on equity of 15.25% and a net margin of 10.90%.The company had revenue of $9.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.39 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Apollo Global Management will post 8.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. Apollo Global Management’s payout ratio is presently 36.96%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Apollo Global Management

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 99.0% in the third 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 during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in Apollo Global Management in the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 1,123.5% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, MBM Wealth Consultants LLC acquired a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management in the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. 77.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Apollo Global Management

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apollo is reported to be nearing a roughly $1.6 billion purchase of Forvia’s auto-interiors unit, a deal that would add a manufacturing business to Apollo’s private assets and increase fee-earning scale. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo Funds agreed to buy a 40% interest in Pembina Gas Infrastructure from KKR—a large infrastructure stake that diversifies Apollo’s energy holdings and creates predictable fee/income streams. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating on APO, which supports the view that analysts still see earnings/fee-growth potential despite recent headlines. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo is expanding alternative investments (e.g., bets on European hostels), indicating continued deployment of capital into niche real-asset opportunities; these are longer-horizon value drivers and less likely to move near-term pricing. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead-plaintiff actions against Apollo over alleged undisclosed ties to Jeffrey Epstein; widespread class-action publicity increases legal and reputational risk and is likely the main driver of the stock’s weakness today. Representative notice: Hagens Berman investor alert. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting shareholders suing Apollo for failure to disclose Epstein ties amplifies litigation headlines and could pressure valuation multiples until resolution or clearer management disclosures. Article Title

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.