BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd Sells 131,769 Shares of Apollo Global Management Inc. $APO

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd lessened its stake in Apollo Global Management Inc. (NYSE:APO) by 92.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,470 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 131,769 shares during the period. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in Apollo Global Management were worth $1,529,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in Apollo Global Management by 100.3% during the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 10,888 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,440,000 after purchasing an additional 5,452 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 48.7% in the 3rd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 52,506 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,997,000 after buying an additional 17,204 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Apollo Global Management by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 900,554 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $120,017,000 after buying an additional 89,439 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co grew its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 2,649.9% during the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 42,238 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,629,000 after buying an additional 40,702 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in shares of Apollo Global Management by 39.2% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 842,391 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $119,482,000 after buying an additional 237,180 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.06% of the company’s stock.

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

Apollo Global Management Trading Up 5.4%

Shares of NYSE APO opened at $109.00 on Wednesday. Apollo Global Management Inc. has a 1-year low of $99.56 and a 1-year high of $157.28. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $125.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $131.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.60. 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 (NYSE:APO) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The financial services provider reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.39 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Apollo Global Management Inc. will post 8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apollo Global Management Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 19th were issued a $0.51 dividend. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 19th. Apollo Global Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.96%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on APO. Royal Bank Of Canada began coverage on Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, February 23rd. They issued a “sector perform” rating and a $142.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 target price on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, February 9th. Argus raised shares of Apollo Global Management to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Apollo Global Management in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Apollo Global Management currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $159.47.

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.