Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) Price Target Cut to $116.00 by Analysts at BMO Capital Markets

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) had its target price cut by BMO Capital Markets from $135.00 to $116.00 in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a market perform rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on Apollo Global Management in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $142.00 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Thursday, February 12th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Apollo Global Management from $182.00 to $152.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Apollo Global Management to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $158.13.

Apollo Global Management Stock Performance

NYSE:APO opened at $111.26 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $64.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $122.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $130.69. Apollo Global Management has a fifty-two week low of $99.56 and a fifty-two week 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:APO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.43. The company 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 quarterly revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.39 EPS. Analysts expect that Apollo Global Management will post 8 EPS for the current year.

Apollo Global Management Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.96%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Apollo Global Management

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 47,760,608 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,913,826,000 after acquiring an additional 340,956 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,198,837 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,469,793,000 after buying an additional 200,312 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,448,618 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $643,982,000 after buying an additional 62,831 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,611,839 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $522,850,000 after acquiring an additional 155,857 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,288,100 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $475,985,000 after acquiring an additional 98,945 shares during the last quarter. 77.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Apollo Global Management News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apollo-managed funds agreed to acquire Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in a ~ $3.7B transaction, marking Apollo’s largest private-equity investment in Japan and adding scale and fee-generating assets in glass manufacturing. Apollo Funds Announce Strategic Investment in NSG Group
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo is among bidders (with Bain) for Continental’s industrial unit — a potential buyout that, if successful, would be accretive to deployment and carry fees but is still speculative. Apollo, Bain in bidding for Continental industrial unit, Bloomberg News reports
• Negative Sentiment: Apollo capped redemptions in a large private‑credit fund after requests far exceeded the quarterly 5% limit: the fund received ~11% in requests and will only return ~45% of amounts sought, highlighting liquidity strain in private credit and prompting investor concern. Apollo gives investors only 45% of requested withdrawals from $15 billion private credit fund
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or announced shareholder class‑action suits and lead‑plaintiff solicitations alleging securities fraud (some tied to recent investigative reports). The proliferation of suits raises legal, reputational and potential financial exposure for Apollo. APO SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Hagens Berman Alerts Apollo Global Management (APO) Investors to Securities Class Action
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst actions are reflecting the risk shift: BMO trimmed its price target and moved to a market‑perform rating, signaling more constrained upside given current liquidity and legal uncertainties. BMO lowers price target on Apollo
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentators and economists flagged the redemption cap as a broader private‑credit stress signal; this criticism (including from Mohamed El‑Erian and industry analysts) can amplify investor wariness about Apollo’s credit platform. Mohamed El-Erian flags Apollo’s 5% withdrawal cap as credit stress signal

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.