Analysts Set Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) Target Price at $151.23

Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $149.50.

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on Apollo Global Management from $138.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on Apollo Global Management from $155.00 to $146.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Apollo Global Management from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Apollo Global Management from $169.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Apollo Global Management from $181.00 to $165.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider John P. Zito sold 48,644 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.66, for a total value of $6,355,825.04. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 3,063,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $400,302,519.36. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 8.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Apollo Global Management

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC now owns 2,065 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $299,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Apollo Global Management by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,553 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,383,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in Apollo Global Management by 16.9% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 566 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. United Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,948 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $282,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. Finally, Broadway Wealth Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Broadway Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 2,388 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $346,000 after buying an additional 87 shares during the period. 77.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Apollo Global Management

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apollo is reportedly in the spotlight for multiple large transactions, including a surprise bid for easyJet and a new $3.4 billion stake purchase from Bayer, highlighting strong deal-making momentum and potential fee-generating growth. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts see Apollo as undervalued, and Barclays raised its price target to $132 while keeping an overweight rating, suggesting more upside if execution remains solid. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Apollo may break its five-year dealmaking record in 2026 reinforce the view that the firm’s origination and deployment pipeline remains strong. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles focused on Apollo’s warnings about a slower AI payoff and broader recession risk, which matter for markets but are not direct company-specific catalysts. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Reuters reported that U.S. direct-lending activity fell in the second quarter even as private credit fundraising improved, a mixed signal for Apollo’s broader private credit business. Article Title

Apollo Global Management Stock Up 0.5%

APO traded up $0.62 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $120.46. 3,076,853 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,592,292. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $128.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $126.02. The company has a market cap of $69.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.73, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.50. 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.73.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $5.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.19 billion. Apollo Global Management had a net margin of 3.62% and a return on equity of 14.43%. The firm’s revenue was down 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.82 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Apollo Global Management will post 8.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 19th were paid a $0.5625 dividend. This is a boost from Apollo Global Management’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $2.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 143.31%.

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.