4,205 Shares in Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO Purchased by TrinityBridge Ltd

TrinityBridge Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APOFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 4,205 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $498,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Apollo Global Management by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 47,760,608 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,913,826,000 after acquiring an additional 340,956 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,198,837 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,469,793,000 after acquiring an additional 200,312 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,448,618 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $643,982,000 after acquiring an additional 62,831 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,611,839 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $522,850,000 after acquiring an additional 155,857 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Apollo Global Management by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,288,100 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $475,985,000 after purchasing an additional 98,945 shares during the period. 77.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Martin Kelly sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.84, for a total value of $422,520.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 396,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,847,707.72. The trade was a 0.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider John P. Zito sold 48,644 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.66, for a total transaction of $6,355,825.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,063,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $400,302,519.36. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 8.30% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Apollo Global Management from $137.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays upped their price objective on Apollo Global Management from $132.00 to $157.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Apollo Global Management from $165.00 to $164.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Apollo Global Management from $140.00 to $126.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and four have given 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 $152.77.

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Apollo Global Management Trading Down 2.5%

NYSE:APO opened at $130.29 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.70. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $126.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $122.68. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $99.56 and a fifty-two week high of $153.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.94 billion, a PE ratio of 47.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.51.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APOGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The financial services provider reported $2.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.16 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $5.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.65 billion. Apollo Global Management had a return on equity of 14.01% and a net margin of 5.22%.During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.92 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.5625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $2.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio is currently 82.42%.

Apollo Global Management Profile

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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.

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