Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Buys 7,900 Shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co boosted its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 8.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 102,301 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,900 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $14,809,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. bought a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management in the 2nd quarter valued at $7,954,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 117.5% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 16,118 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,287,000 after purchasing an additional 8,709 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 6,690 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $949,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC bought a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management in the 2nd quarter valued at $722,000. Finally, Northern Right Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Northern Right Capital Management L.P. now owns 172,991 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $24,542,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

Apollo Global Management Trading Down 0.9%

NYSE APO opened at $129.28 on Tuesday. 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 Inc. has a twelve month low of $99.56 and a twelve month high of $157.28. The company has a market cap of $74.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.52. The business’s fifty day moving average is $112.94 and its 200 day moving average is $127.29.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.39 EPS. Apollo Global Management’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.96%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Apollo Global Management from $181.00 to $165.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Argus upgraded Apollo Global Management to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Apollo Global Management from $165.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, 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 target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Apollo Global Management presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.42.

Apollo Global Management News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apollo closed its Apollo Hybrid Value Fund III with approximately $6.5 billion of commitments, signalling strong investor demand for Apollo’s private credit/credit-hybrid strategies and supporting future management and performance fees. Apollo Hybrid Value Fund III Raises $6.5 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo closed Accord Fund VII at $1.9 billion, bringing total capital raised across the Accord dislocation complex to $11.6 billion — another sign of durable fundraising and capital available for opportunistic investments. Apollo Closes Accord Fund VII at $1.9 Billion
• Positive Sentiment: Athene (an Apollo subsidiary) launched Athene Amplify 3.0, expanding its RILA annuity product lineup with new buffer options and a simplified single-contract structure — this targets a large and growing annuity market and supports recurring fee/reserve-based earnings for Apollo. Athene Expands RILA Lineup with Launch of Athene Amplify 3.0
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo management (President Jim/Jon Zelter) has publicly discussed transparency in private credit and flagged financing needs around AI and data center projects — messaging that highlights deal pipelines and addressable markets for Apollo’s credit and infrastructure businesses. Apollo Global president says it’ll take ‘all the markets’ to fund AI spending
• Neutral Sentiment: Market attention is also on Apollo’s upcoming quarterly earnings announcement — this short-term event can drive volatility depending on fee-related revenue, realization activity, and mark-to-market in credit and private equity holdings. Apollo Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional media coverage (CNBC interview and short clips) reiterates management’s focus areas (data-center financing, private credit transparency) but primarily reinforce the narrative above rather than introduce new catalysts. Apollo president John Zelter on transparency in private credit
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry moves such as a new enterprise services firm launched by Anthropic, Blackstone, H&F and Goldman Sachs may reshape competitive dynamics in certain service and deal markets, but direct impact on Apollo is unclear. Anthropic, Blackstone, H&F and Goldman Sachs launch new enterprise services firm
• Neutral Sentiment: Local real estate refinance activity on the Las Vegas Strip is noted in the press but lacks a direct link to Apollo’s near-term earnings or portfolio exposure. Strip Money Shuffle: Venetian Quietly Hunts $2.35 Billion Refi Deal

Apollo Global Management 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.