Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Has $1.17 Million Stock Holdings in Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lowered its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 83.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,792 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 45,941 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $1,172,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in APO. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. bought a new stake in Apollo Global Management during the second quarter worth $7,954,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 12,481 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,771,000 after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 154.0% in the 2nd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 8,858 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,257,000 after purchasing an additional 5,370 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 172,141 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $24,422,000 after purchasing an additional 946 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 0.6% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 962,514 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $136,552,000 after purchasing an additional 6,117 shares during the period. 77.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Apollo Global Management from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Apollo Global Management from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Apollo Global Management from $168.00 to $158.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Apollo Global Management has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $162.64.

Apollo Global Management Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of Apollo Global Management stock opened at $119.61 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a 12-month low of $102.58 and a 12-month high of $157.45. The company has a market capitalization of $69.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.67, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.57. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $138.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $135.03.

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 net margin of 10.90% and a return on equity of 15.25%. The company had revenue of $9.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.39 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.96%.

Trending Headlines about Apollo Global Management

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

• Positive Sentiment: Argus upgraded APO to a “strong-buy” — analyst optimism and an upgraded rating can boost investor demand and reduce near‑term selling pressure. Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo’s funds provided $1.0 billion of subordinated hybrid capital to Aldar Properties (UAE) — the firm says this is its fifth Aldar deal and brings total commitments to about $2.9 billion, supporting fee-generating deployments and strengthening Apollo’s MENA franchise. Apollo Provides $1 Billion Hybrid Capital Solution to Aldar
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo published market research noting U.S. stocks are roughly 40% more expensive than international stocks — useful macro positioning commentary but not an immediate earnings driver for APO itself. How Much Cheaper Are International Stocks Than U.S. Stocks?
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo sent a client/partner letter and publicly stated CEO Marc Rowan had no personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — these outreach efforts aim to reassure clients and limit fallout from recent reporting. Reuters: Apollo says CEO Rowan had no business or personal relationship with Epstein
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of Apollo investors — a formal probe or litigation could create legal costs, distractions and reputational risk. Pomerantz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Renewed Epstein‑related scrutiny — including requests from teacher unions for an SEC probe — has already pressured the stock (earlier slide) and raises governance/disclosure risk that could affect client relationships and valuations if investigations escalate. QuiverQuant: renewed scrutiny and stock slide

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Apollo Global Management news, CFO Martin Kelly sold 6,000 shares of Apollo Global Management stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $42,787,621.64. The trade was a 1.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 8.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Apollo Global Management Company 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.