DigitalBridge Group Inc. Acquires Shares of 34,300 Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

DigitalBridge Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 34,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,571,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. purchased a new stake in Apollo Global Management in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,954,000. Savant Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Apollo Global Management during the second quarter valued at $209,000. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its position in Apollo Global Management by 9.3% during the second quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 10,507 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,491,000 after buying an additional 897 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 5.3% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 65,014 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,224,000 after buying an additional 3,293 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 18.5% in the second quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 1,913 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 299 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APO has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, February 23rd. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $142.00 price target for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Argus raised shares of Apollo Global Management to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Apollo Global Management from $158.00 to $131.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $159.47.

Key Stories Impacting Apollo Global Management

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

Apollo Global Management Trading Up 5.4%

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

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.43. Apollo Global Management had a net margin of 10.90% and a return on equity of 15.25%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.39 earnings per share. Research analysts expect 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. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a $0.51 dividend. 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 (DPR) is currently 36.96%.

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.