Why Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (APO) Stock Is Down 7.47%

By Jenna Brashear
May 08, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Apollo Global Management, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for APO from analysts
  • APO’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO)

Before we jump into Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in investments in credit, private equity, infrastructure, secondaries and real estate markets. The firm prefers to invest in private and public markets. The firm's private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalization, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed asset, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth, venture capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition, and industry consolidation transactions. For credit strategies, the firm focuses to invest in multi-sector credit, semi-liquid credit, direct lending, first lien, unitranche, whole loans and private credit. The firm provides its services to endowment and sovereign wealth funds, as well as other institutional and individual investors. It manages client focused portfolios. The firm launches and manages hedge funds for its clients. It also manages real estate funds and private equity funds for its clients. The firm invests in the fixed income and alternative investment markets across the globe. Its fixed income investments include income-oriented senior loans, bonds, collateralized loan obligations, structured credit, opportunistic credit, non-performing loans, distressed debt, mezzanine debt, and value oriented fixed income securities. The firm seeks to invest in chemicals, commodities, consumer and retail, oil and gas, metals, mining, agriculture, commodities, distribution and transportation, financial and business services, manufacturing and industrial, media distribution, cable, entertainment and leisure, telecom, technology, natural resources, energy, packaging and materials, and satellite and wireless industries. It also focuses on clean energy, sustainable industry, climate solutions, energy transition, industrial decarbonization, sustainable mobility, sustainable resource use, and sustainable real estate. It seeks to invest in companies based in across Africa, Asia, North America with a focus on United States, Western Europe and Europe. It employs a combination of contrarian, value, and distressed strategies to make its investments. The firm seeks to make investments in the range of $75 million and $1500 million. The firm seeks to invest in companies with Enterprise value between $750 million to $2500 million. The firm conducts in-house research to create its investment portfolio. It seeks to acquire minority and majority positions in its portfolio companies. Apollo Global Management, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in North America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

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Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of May 08, 2026, 10:45 AM, CST, Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock price was $129.850.

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is up 1.61% from its previous closing price of $127.790.

During the last market session, Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock traded between $126.950 and $130.360. Currently, there are approximately 594.00 million shares outstanding for Apollo Global Management, Inc..

Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 23.1, which is high compared to the Financial Services industry median of 16.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Apollo Global Management, Inc. Stock Price History

Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s (APO) price is currently up 0.88% so far this month.

During the month of May, Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $135.340 and a low of $126.364.

Over the last year, Apollo Global Management, Inc. has hit prices as high as $157.280 and as low as $99.560. Year to date, Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock is down 10.3%.

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What Caused Apollo Global Management, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of May 07, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of May 07, 2026, Apollo Global Management, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -7.16%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 33 and is considered to be Weak.

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Apollo Global Management, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 8, 2026, Apollo Global Management, Inc.’s stock price is $129.850, which is up 1.61% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Apollo Global Management, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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