Lodge Hill Capital LLC Increases Stake in Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

Lodge Hill Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 38.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 392,930 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 110,000 shares during the period. Apollo Global Management accounts for 9.4% of Lodge Hill Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Lodge Hill Capital LLC owned 0.07% of Apollo Global Management worth $52,366,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in APO. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 15.7% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,155 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 15.8% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 9,170 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,301,000 after buying an additional 1,254 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 89.3% in the 2nd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 3,126 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $443,000 after acquiring an additional 1,475 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,613 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,641,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 15,704 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,228,000 after acquiring an additional 467 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Apollo Global Management

In related news, CFO Martin Kelly sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.41, for a total transaction of $788,460.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 325,604 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,787,621.64. This represents a 1.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 8.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Apollo Global Management from $162.00 to $173.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $165.00 target price on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Monday. UBS Group dropped their price target on Apollo Global Management from $186.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $164.79.

Apollo Global Management Trading Down 1.3%

NYSE:APO opened at $125.31 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $141.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $136.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a market cap of $72.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.57. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a twelve month low of $102.58 and a twelve month high of $164.22.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $9.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 19th will be given a $0.51 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Apollo Global Management’s payout ratio is currently 36.96%.

Apollo Global Management News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: A Bloomberg Law report says “death bet” cases like the lawsuit involving Apollo suffered a major procedural setback, a development that reduces legal risk for Apollo and could ease investor concern. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Apollo partnered with Schroders to launch hybrid income solutions blending public and private assets for wealth/retirement clients — expands product distribution and fee opportunities. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Reports show Apollo is near a roughly $3.4 billion loan deal to finance Nvidia chips for xAI — a large lending/credit arrangement that could generate meaningful origination fees and interest income. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Legal advisers Argus and Latham advised an Apollo‑led consortium on a $1.45bn acquisition of Molycop — signals continued deal flow and private equity investment activity. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Standard Chartered’s finance chief is leaving to join Apollo — management hire that could bolster Apollo’s finance/operational bench and be read positively by investors. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo presented at the Bank of America Financial Services Conference (transcript available) — useful for modelling guidance but no headline surprises flagged. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage/opinion pieces (Yahoo/Seeking Alpha) discuss whether the recent pullback creates a valuation opportunity — these are analyst/OPINION pieces rather than company developments. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A GlobeNewswire item reports a JV closing for Sotherly Hotels — likely peripheral unless Apollo has direct exposure (no clear Apollo tie reported). Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo CFO commented that the market’s reaction to software is “extreme” — color on management views but not a direct earnings/macro surprise. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP launched an investor investigation into Apollo — raises potential litigation headline risk and likely pressured the stock today. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays published a pessimistic forecast for APO stock — adds bearish analyst pressure. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan cut its price target to $162 — a downgrade in target level that can weigh on sentiment even if the target remains above current price. Article Title

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.