7,949 Shares in Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO Purchased by Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP
by Scott Moore · The Cerbat GemQuent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP acquired a new position in Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 7,949 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,151,000.
Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Plato Investment Management Ltd boosted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 100.3% during the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 10,888 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,440,000 after purchasing an additional 5,452 shares during the last quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 48.7% during the 3rd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 52,506 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,997,000 after purchasing an additional 17,204 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 900,554 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $120,017,000 after purchasing an additional 89,439 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co boosted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 2,649.9% during the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 42,238 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,629,000 after purchasing an additional 40,702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 60.0% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 109,672 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $14,616,000 after purchasing an additional 41,142 shares during the last quarter. 77.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
APO has been the topic of several recent research reports. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, December 29th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Apollo Global Management from $165.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Apollo Global Management from $164.00 to $162.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $149.42.
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Apollo Global Management Stock Down 3.3%
NYSE:APO opened at $124.85 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $112.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $127.23. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.56 and a 52 week high of $157.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.56.
Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 prior year, the firm earned $2.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8.47 EPS for the current year.
Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were 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 was Thursday, February 19th. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio is 36.96%.
More Apollo Global Management News
Here are the key news stories impacting Apollo Global Management this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Apollo is reported to be nearing a roughly $1.6 billion purchase of Forvia’s auto-interiors unit, a deal that would add a manufacturing business to Apollo’s private assets and increase fee-earning scale. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Apollo Funds agreed to buy a 40% interest in Pembina Gas Infrastructure from KKR—a large infrastructure stake that diversifies Apollo’s energy holdings and creates predictable fee/income streams. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating on APO, which supports the view that analysts still see earnings/fee-growth potential despite recent headlines. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Apollo is expanding alternative investments (e.g., bets on European hostels), indicating continued deployment of capital into niche real-asset opportunities; these are longer-horizon value drivers and less likely to move near-term pricing. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead-plaintiff actions against Apollo over alleged undisclosed ties to Jeffrey Epstein; widespread class-action publicity increases legal and reputational risk and is likely the main driver of the stock’s weakness today. Representative notice: Hagens Berman investor alert. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting shareholders suing Apollo for failure to disclose Epstein ties amplifies litigation headlines and could pressure valuation multiples until resolution or clearer management disclosures. Article Title
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.