OCO Capital Partners L.P. Acquires 15,000 Shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

OCO Capital Partners L.P. lifted its stake in Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 3.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 425,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,000 shares during the quarter. Apollo Global Management comprises 18.2% of OCO Capital Partners L.P.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. OCO Capital Partners L.P.’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $56,640,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in APO. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Apollo Global Management in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its position in Apollo Global Management by 99.0% in the 3rd 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. 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 valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the period. Nemes Rush Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. 77.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Apollo Global Management News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Apollo Sports Capital completed its transaction to become majority shareholder of Atlético de Madrid — a strategic sports/brand investment that could boost fee-generating assets and long‑term returns from the sports platform. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Management signaled plans to mark private‑credit assets more frequently (eventually daily), a move intended to increase transparency and address investor outflows that have pressured the sector — this may reassure investors in Apollo’s large private‑credit platform. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo‑led funds provided $500M to an Adani Energy unit via a long‑dated private bond — another illustration of ongoing deal activity and fee/interest income generation in Apollo’s credit and infrastructure businesses. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector coverage highlighting risks in private credit (withdrawals, opacity, AI disruption) is raising awareness of industry headwinds but is not Apollo‑specific; it frames why Apollo’s valuation/marking moves matter. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple securities class‑action suits and investor alerts have been filed/issued alleging disclosure failures linked to reporting about Apollo’s past business ties (the “Epstein files”). Hagens Berman and others filed/alerted this week seeking damages for purchasers during May 10, 2021–Feb 21, 2026. This creates legal, reputational and potential financial risk (discovery, fines, settlements). Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Several plaintiff firms (Rosen, Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, Schall, Pomerantz, Faruqi, Portnoy, others) have issued notices/reminders about lead‑plaintiff deadlines (May 1, 2026) and filed suits — the concentrated media/legal activity increases near‑term headline risk and could pressure sentiment until resolved. Read More.

Apollo Global Management Stock Up 4.1%

Apollo Global Management stock opened at $104.37 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a 1-year low of $99.56 and a 1-year high of $157.28. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $127.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $131.97. The company has a market capitalization of $60.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.60.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.43. Apollo Global Management had a net margin of 10.90% and a return on equity of 15.25%. Apollo Global Management’s quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.39 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were given a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Apollo Global Management’s payout ratio is currently 36.96%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APO has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Apollo Global Management from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Apollo Global Management from $182.00 to $152.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $165.00 price target on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 price target on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, February 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $159.47.

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.