Silvant Capital Management LLC Has $1.87 Million Stock Position in Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Silvant Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 67.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of APO. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. bought a new stake in Apollo Global Management in the 2nd quarter valued at $7,954,000. Savant Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management during the 2nd quarter worth about $209,000. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 10,507 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,491,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 5.3% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its stake 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 valued at $271,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the period. 77.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Apollo Global Management Stock Performance

NYSE APO opened at $109.00 on Wednesday. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a twelve month low of $99.56 and a twelve month high of $157.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The stock has a market cap of $63.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.75, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.60. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $125.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $131.50.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 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%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.39 earnings per share. As a group, research 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th were given 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 was Thursday, February 19th. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.96%.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 target price on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Argus upgraded Apollo Global Management to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Apollo Global Management from $158.00 to $131.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $136.00 target price on Apollo Global Management and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $159.47.

Apollo Global Management 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.