Apollo Global Management (APO) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO):

• 7/25/2026 – Apollo Global Management was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “strong sell”.
• 7/21/2026 – Apollo Global Management had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $165.00 to $164.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Apollo Global Management is now covered by HSBC Holdings plc. They set a “buy” rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Apollo Global Management is now covered by HSBC Holdings plc. They set a “buy” rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/20/2026 – Apollo Global Management was upgraded by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods to “hold”.
• 7/20/2026 – Apollo Global Management is now covered by HSBC Holdings plc. They set a “buy” rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Apollo Global Management had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $146.00 to $137.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Apollo Global Management had its price target lowered by BMO Capital Markets from $140.00 to $126.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Apollo Global Management had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $157.00 to $156.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – Apollo Global Management had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $131.00 to $132.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Apollo Global Management Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were issued a dividend of $0.5625 per share. This is an increase from Apollo Global Management’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $2.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Apollo Global Management’s payout ratio is 143.31%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider John P. Zito sold 48,644 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.66, for a total transaction of $6,355,825.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,063,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $400,302,519.36. This trade represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.

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.