Barclays Cuts Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) Price Target to $158.00

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) had its price objective reduced by Barclays from $168.00 to $158.00 in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. Barclays currently has an overweight rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on APO. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Apollo Global Management from $162.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Evercore boosted their price objective on Apollo Global Management from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on Apollo Global Management from $186.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $164.79.

Apollo Global Management Stock Down 1.3%

APO opened at $125.31 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $72.73 billion, a PE ratio of 22.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.57. Apollo Global Management has a twelve month low of $102.58 and a twelve month high of $164.22. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $141.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.08. 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 (NYSE:APO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.43. Apollo Global Management had a return on equity of 15.25% and a net margin of 10.90%.The company had revenue of $9.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.39 EPS. Apollo Global Management’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Apollo Global Management will post 8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 19th. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio is 36.96%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Martin Kelly sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total transaction of $788,460.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 325,604 shares in the company, valued at $42,787,621.64. This trade represents a 1.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 8.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Apollo Global Management

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Apollo Global Management during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Activest Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 875.0% during the second quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 195 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 99.0% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 199 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Apollo Global Management during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 1,123.5% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

More Apollo Global Management News

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

• Positive Sentiment: A Bloomberg Law report says “death bet” cases like the lawsuit involving Apollo suffered a major procedural setback, a development that reduces legal risk for Apollo and could ease investor concern. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo partnered with Schroders to launch hybrid income solutions blending public and private assets for wealth/retirement clients — expands product distribution and fee opportunities. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Reports show Apollo is near a roughly $3.4 billion loan deal to finance Nvidia chips for xAI — a large lending/credit arrangement that could generate meaningful origination fees and interest income. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Legal advisers Argus and Latham advised an Apollo‑led consortium on a $1.45bn acquisition of Molycop — signals continued deal flow and private equity investment activity. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Standard Chartered’s finance chief is leaving to join Apollo — management hire that could bolster Apollo’s finance/operational bench and be read positively by investors. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo presented at the Bank of America Financial Services Conference (transcript available) — useful for modelling guidance but no headline surprises flagged. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage/opinion pieces (Yahoo/Seeking Alpha) discuss whether the recent pullback creates a valuation opportunity — these are analyst/OPINION pieces rather than company developments. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A GlobeNewswire item reports a JV closing for Sotherly Hotels — likely peripheral unless Apollo has direct exposure (no clear Apollo tie reported). Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo CFO commented that the market’s reaction to software is “extreme” — color on management views but not a direct earnings/macro surprise. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP launched an investor investigation into Apollo — raises potential litigation headline risk and likely pressured the stock today. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays published a pessimistic forecast for APO stock — adds bearish analyst pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan cut its price target to $162 — a downgrade in target level that can weigh on sentiment even if the target remains above current price. Article Title

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.