Silvant Capital Management LLC Sells 29,272 Shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Silvant Capital Management LLC decreased its position in Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 14,029 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 29,272 shares during the quarter. Silvant Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $1,870,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Apollo Global Management during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 99.0% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 199 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Apollo Global Management during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 1,123.5% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nemes Rush Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on APO shares. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Apollo Global Management from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Apollo Global Management from $158.00 to $131.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $159.47.

Apollo Global Management Stock Performance

Shares of Apollo Global Management stock opened at $109.00 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The firm has a market cap of $63.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.75, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.60. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $125.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $131.50. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $99.56 and a fifty-two week high of $157.28.

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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.39 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Apollo Global Management Inc. 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 was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio is 36.96%.

Apollo Global Management News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Market action: APO shares rose today, suggesting some investors are buying the dip (possible reasons: recent earnings beat, attractive P/E, or technical/short‑covering dynamics).
• Neutral Sentiment: Unrelated industry news: Televox (WestCX) expanded RCS messaging with Twilio — not material to APO’s fundamentals. Televox RCS Deployment
• Negative Sentiment: Major securities‑class‑action wave: Multiple firms (Hagens Berman, Robbins, Pomerantz, Glancy Prongay, Bronstein Gewirtz, Schall, Rosen, Faruqi, Gross, etc.) have filed or solicited investors for a class action tied to the “Epstein Files” revelations, alleging Apollo and certain officers made false assurances (class period May 10, 2021–Feb 21, 2026). This is the primary near‑term headline risk and has been cited in coverage that erased substantial market cap. Hagens Berman Investor Alert
• Negative Sentiment: Options flow: Unusually large put activity was reported (≈15,843 puts, ~40% above typical daily put volume), indicating elevated bearish hedging or speculative bets against APO — this can amplify downside volatility if sentiment shifts further.
• Negative Sentiment: Portfolio valuation risk: Apollo executives (John Zito) publicly warned that private‑equity software valuations are “all wrong,” saying lenders to smaller software companies could recover only 20–40c on the dollar — comments that raise the prospect of markdowns or realization losses in Apollo’s credit and PE exposures. CNBC: John Zito on Valuations
• Negative Sentiment: Reputational/legal specifics: Coverage and alerts specifically cite alleged undisclosed ties between CEO Marc Rowan and Jeffrey Epstein and claim prior “no business” statements were false — this drives litigation risk, potential regulatory scrutiny, and investor unease. PR Newswire: Hagens Berman Alert

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.