Apollo Global Management (APO) Competitors $147.21 -1.00 (-0.67%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$147.23 +0.02 (+0.01%) As of 07/11/2025 07:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock APO vs. CG, CSQ, TPG, AMP, ARES, BX, EQH, EVR, KKR, and SFShould you be buying Apollo Global Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apollo Global Management include Carlyle Group (CG), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), TPG (TPG), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Ares Management (ARES), Blackstone (BX), Equitable (EQH), Evercore (EVR), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR), and Stifel Financial (SF). Apollo Global Management vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Group Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund TPG Ameriprise Financial Ares Management Blackstone Equitable Evercore KKR & Co. Inc. Stifel Financial Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts recommend CG or APO? Carlyle Group currently has a consensus target price of $56.93, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. Apollo Global Management has a consensus target price of $161.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.37%. Given Apollo Global Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apollo Global Management is more favorable than Carlyle Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carlyle Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Apollo Global Management 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95 Which has more risk & volatility, CG or APO? Carlyle Group has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Global Management has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CG or APO? Apollo Global Management has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Group. Carlyle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apollo Global Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarlyle Group$5.43B3.88$1.02B$2.9519.78Apollo Global Management$26.11B3.22$4.58B$5.7125.78 Is CG or APO more profitable? Carlyle Group has a net margin of 19.00% compared to Apollo Global Management's net margin of 14.59%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.78% beat Apollo Global Management's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carlyle Group19.00% 23.78% 6.40% Apollo Global Management 14.59%13.45%1.06% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CG or APO? 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Apollo Global Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Apollo Global Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to CG or APO? In the previous week, Apollo Global Management had 3 more articles in the media than Carlyle Group. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Apollo Global Management and 32 mentions for Carlyle Group. Apollo Global Management's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Apollo Global Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carlyle Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apollo Global Management 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CG or APO a better dividend stock? Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Apollo Global Management pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Carlyle Group pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apollo Global Management pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Apollo Global Management has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Carlyle Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryApollo Global Management beats Carlyle Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Apollo Global Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApollo Global ManagementFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$84.11B$13.59B$12.07B$20.60BDividend Yield1.39%5.76%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio25.7834.9119.2027.81Price / Sales3.227.7825.7340.76Price / Cash22.5416.0821.4522.32Price / Book2.822.762.284.57Net Income$4.58B$572.21M$992.82M$989.30M7 Day Performance1.71%0.20%-0.20%0.20%1 Month Performance11.39%6.54%3.93%5.53%1 Year Performance22.13%10.27%539.45%10.30% Apollo Global Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APOApollo Global Management4.155 of 5 stars$147.21-0.7%$161.00+9.4%+22.1%$84.11B$26.11B25.785,108Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCGCarlyle Group3.8046 of 5 stars$55.59+2.1%$53.00-4.7%+35.0%$20.08B$5.43B18.842,300Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.44+1.2%N/A+6.1%$0.00$863.77M0.00N/APositive NewsTPGTPG3.0527 of 5 stars$54.03+0.7%$60.23+11.5%+26.6%$19.97B$2.64B-163.731,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.3547 of 5 stars$543.06+0.1%$517.86-4.6%+20.2%$51.71B$17.26B18.4513,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastARESAres Management4.8154 of 5 stars$177.960.0%$174.94-1.7%+24.4%$58.12B$3.88B104.683,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBXBlackstone4.4995 of 5 stars$155.13+1.0%$156.65+1.0%+25.3%$113.19B$13.23B46.724,895Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.4544 of 5 stars$55.67-0.3%$62.64+12.5%+24.6%$16.92B$12.44B15.138,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastEVREvercore3.9373 of 5 stars$287.29+1.6%$250.57-12.8%+28.6%$11.24B$2.98B27.492,380Analyst ForecastKKRKKR & Co. Inc.4.8229 of 5 stars$138.63+3.0%$149.47+7.8%+27.4%$123.46B$21.88B58.494,834Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeSFStifel Financial3.9398 of 5 stars$109.20+1.7%$105.50-3.4%+27.9%$11.22B$4.97B20.889,000News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Group Competitors Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Competitors TPG Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors Ares Management Competitors Blackstone Competitors Equitable Competitors Evercore Competitors KKR & Co. Inc. 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