Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Raises Position in Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APOFree Report) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 197,829 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,833 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $28,638,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew 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 last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Apollo Global Management by 57.8% in the 4th quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 262 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. City Holding Co. increased its stake in Apollo Global Management by 391.9% in the 4th quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 305 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional bought a new stake in Apollo Global Management in the third quarter valued at approximately $48,000. 77.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Apollo Global Management Stock Performance

NYSE:APO opened at $128.86 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $74.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.56. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $112.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $127.26. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a twelve month low of $99.56 and a twelve month high of $157.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APOGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.43. Apollo Global Management had a net margin of 10.90% and a return on equity of 15.25%. The business had revenue of $9.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8.44 EPS for the current year.

Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, February 23rd. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $142.00 target price on the stock. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Apollo Global Management from $131.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Apollo Global Management from $169.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Apollo Global Management from $164.00 to $162.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $149.42.

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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.

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