Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO Shares Sold by Mariner LLC

Key Points

• Mariner LLC trimmed its stake in Apollo Global Management by 2.0% in Q3, selling 42,513 shares and now holds 2,099,592 shares (about 0.37% of APO) valued at roughly $279.8 million.
• Apollo faces rising legal and reputational risk—multiple securities‑class actions tied to alleged undisclosed ties to Jeffrey Epstein—while senior executives warned software private‑equity valuations may be overstated, and unusual put buying points to elevated short‑term bearish positioning.
• Analysts give Apollo a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $159.47, well above the recent share price (opened at $103.53), indicating notable analyst‑implied upside.

Mariner LLC trimmed its holdings in Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO - Free Report) by 2.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,099,592 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 42,513 shares during the quarter. Mariner LLC owned 0.37% of Apollo Global Management worth $279,813,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in APO. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. acquired a new stake in Apollo Global Management during the second quarter valued at approximately $7,954,000. Savant Capital LLC acquired a new position in Apollo Global Management in the second quarter worth approximately $209,000. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its position in Apollo Global Management by 9.3% in the second quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 10,507 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,491,000 after buying an additional 897 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 8.3% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 110,728 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $15,709,000 after buying an additional 8,506 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 65,014 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $9,224,000 after acquiring an additional 3,293 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.06% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on APO. Argus raised Apollo Global Management to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets set a $136.00 target price on Apollo Global Management and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Apollo Global Management from $180.00 to $181.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Piper Sandler restated an "overweight" rating and set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Apollo Global Management has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $159.47.

Trending Headlines about Apollo Global Management

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Apollo economist Torsten Slok warned about market concentration — he said the S&P 500’s top 10 names could exceed a 50% weighting, a macro observation that highlights index concentration risk and passive flows but is not specific to Apollo’s fundamentals. Apollo’s Torsten Slok: S&P 500 could see top 10 reach 50% weighting
• Negative Sentiment: Senior Apollo executives (John Zito and others) publicly said private‑equity valuations for software assets are “all wrong,” warning lenders could recover only 20–40¢ on the dollar — comments that imply pressure on portfolio marks, potential future write‑downs and downside to fee‑related earnings. Apollo's John Zito questions private equity's software valuations: 'All the marks are wrong'
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or solicited plaintiffs in a securities‑class action tied to investigative reports about alleged undisclosed ties to Jeffrey Epstein; several notices set a May 1, 2026 lead‑plaintiff deadline. The litigation wave increases legal and reputational risk and has already been linked to a material market‑cap decline in media coverage. APO ALERT: Hagens Berman Alerts Apollo Global Management (APO) Investors to Securities Class Action Stemming From "Epstein Files" Revelations
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity: traders bought roughly 15,843 put contracts (about 40% above typical put volume), signaling elevated short‑term bearish positioning and potential for amplified downside volatility in APO equity.

Apollo Global Management Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE APO opened at $103.53 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.31. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a one year low of $99.56 and a one year high of $157.28. The business's 50-day moving average price is $126.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $131.69. The company has a market capitalization of $59.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.60.

Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.43. Apollo Global Management had a return on equity of 15.25% and a net margin of 10.90%.Apollo Global Management's revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.39 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Apollo Global Management's dividend payout ratio is 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.

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