Cibc World Market Inc. Increases Position in Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Cibc World Market Inc. increased its holdings in Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 11.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 211,434 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,305 shares during the quarter. Cibc World Market Inc.’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $28,178,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of APO. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,050,164 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $432,727,000 after buying an additional 36,866 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Apollo Global Management by 2.0% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,451,537 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $326,716,000 after acquiring an additional 48,053 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in Apollo Global Management by 31.1% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,617,228 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $215,530,000 after acquiring an additional 383,198 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 68.9% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 1,311,102 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $187,199,000 after purchasing an additional 534,904 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heard Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 14.1% in the second quarter. Heard Capital LLC now owns 1,274,970 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $180,880,000 after purchasing an additional 157,750 shares during the period. 77.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Apollo Global Management Price Performance

Apollo Global Management stock opened at $126.83 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $141.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.16. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a 12-month low of $102.58 and a 12-month high of $164.22. The stock has a market cap of $73.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.98, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.57.

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

Apollo Global Management Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.96%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on APO. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Apollo Global Management from $164.00 to $162.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group lowered their price target on Apollo Global Management from $186.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $164.79.

Apollo Global Management News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apollo partnered with Schroders to launch hybrid income solutions that blend public and private markets for wealth and retirement clients — a distribution and product expansion that can drive fee growth and asset-raising. Apollo Teams Up With Schroders to Launch Hybrid Income Solutions
• Positive Sentiment: Reported progress on a large lending transaction — nearing a ~$3.4B loan to finance Nvidia chips sold to xAI — which highlights Apollo’s ability to deploy capital and generate lending/arrangement fees. Apollo Global Management nears $3.4 billion loan deal for Nvidia chips to xAI
• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating with a $165 price target, signaling continued analyst conviction about upside from current levels. Piper Sandler reaffirmation
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo named Diego De Giorgi as incoming Head of EMEA — a senior hire that supports regional growth and client relationships in Europe, a meaningful market for fund-raising and deal sourcing. Apollo Names Diego De Giorgi as Incoming Head of EMEA
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at major conferences (Bank of America and UBS). Transcripts are available — these sessions provide detail on strategy, capital deployment and outlook but produced no clear market-moving surprises. BofA conference transcript UBS conference transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: APO’s CFO publicly called market reactions to recent software-sector moves “extreme,” attempting to reassure investors—tone matters but it’s not a direct financial driver. CFO comments
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts at Barclays trimmed their price target from $168 to $158 (still “overweight”), a modest downward revision that can weigh on near‑term sentiment. Barclays price target change
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan slightly lowered its price target from $164 to $162 while keeping an overweight rating — another small analyst trim that may trigger some selling by short‑term traders. JPMorgan price target change

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Martin Kelly sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total value of $788,460.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 325,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $42,787,621.64. This represents a 1.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 8.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Apollo Global Management Profile

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.