Lodge Hill Capital LLC Purchases 110,000 Shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Lodge Hill Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 38.9% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 392,930 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 110,000 shares during the quarter. Apollo Global Management accounts for 9.4% of Lodge Hill Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Lodge Hill Capital LLC’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $52,366,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Apollo Global Management in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Activest Wealth Management raised its stake in Apollo Global Management by 875.0% in the second quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 195 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 99.0% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 199 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 1,123.5% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period. Finally, Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Apollo Global Management from $162.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $165.00 target price on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Apollo Global Management from $168.00 to $158.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $164.79.

Apollo Global Management Stock Down 1.3%

APO stock opened at $125.31 on Friday. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a 52 week low of $102.58 and a 52 week high of $164.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.25 and a 200 day simple moving average 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. 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 (NYSE:APO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $9.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Apollo Global Management had a net margin of 10.90% and a return on equity of 15.25%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.39 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th will be paid a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date is 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 presently 36.96%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Martin Kelly sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 owned 325,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,787,621.64. The trade was a 1.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 8.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Apollo Global Management

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

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.