Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Buys New Holdings in Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 10,082 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,123,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 106.7% in the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,278,862 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $474,384,000 after buying an additional 1,692,532 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 2,560.3% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,404,576 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $203,324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,351,778 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Apollo Global Management by 271.8% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,024,143 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $148,255,000 after acquiring an additional 748,697 shares during the period. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd raised its stake in Apollo Global Management by 879.2% in the 4th quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd now owns 753,349 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $109,055,000 after acquiring an additional 676,411 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 5,321.9% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 551,570 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $79,845,000 after purchasing an additional 541,397 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.06% 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: 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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APO has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Apollo Global Management from $155.00 to $146.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Apollo Global Management from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Apollo Global Management from $135.00 to $116.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Apollo Global Management from $146.00 to $157.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $149.50.

Apollo Global Management Price Performance

Shares of NYSE APO traded up $0.62 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $120.46. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,076,853 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,592,292. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 1.73. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $99.56 and a fifty-two week high of $157.28. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $128.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $126.02. The company has a market cap of $69.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.50.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.05. Apollo Global Management had a return on equity of 14.43% and a net margin of 3.62%.The business had revenue of $5.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8.25 EPS 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 issued a dividend of $0.5625 per share. This is an increase from Apollo Global Management’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 19th. This represents a $2.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Apollo Global Management’s payout ratio is currently 143.31%.

Insider Activity at Apollo Global Management

In related news, insider John P. Zito sold 48,644 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider owned 3,063,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $400,302,519.36. This trade represents a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.

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.