19 Mid- And Large-Cap Stocks Insiders Are Buying After Trump’s Tariff Rollout

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2. Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO)

Market Cap: $71.61 billion

Apollo Global Management, founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, is a private equity firm that invests across credit, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and secondaries. It serves institutional and individual investors, managing portfolios that include hedge funds, private equity, and real estate funds. Apollo focuses on both public and private markets globally, using a mix of value, contrarian, and distressed strategies to invest in a wide range of sectors and sustainable industries. It also offers a retirement services platform.

In March, Apollo announced that its affiliated funds will acquire a majority stake in OEG Energy Group, a leading offshore energy solutions provider, in a deal valuing the company at over $1 billion. OEG delivers services to both oil & gas and offshore wind markets, operating one of the world’s largest fleets of cargo-carrying units.

In a more recent development, Apollo formed a joint venture with Summit Ridge Energy, with Apollo committing up to $400 million to own and operate commercial solar assets across Illinois. Summit Ridge, a leading U.S. commercial solar company, has over 2GW of solar projects across multiple states, serving over 40,000 homes and businesses. This follows Apollo’s earlier $175 million investment in Summit Ridge in 2022.

On April 4th, one insider, Trust Gst 2018 Lb, acquired $67.7 million worth of Apollo shares at $111.40 per share. This way, Trust GST 2018 increased its holdings in the stock by 607,725, remaining with 621,754 shares. Currently, the stock trades at $125.52, but the biggest drop this year occurred on April 4, indicating that the insider sought to capitalize on the price decline. Year-to-date, the stock is down 24%, however over the past 12 months, its shares returned 16.68%.

Based on 16 Wall Street analysts’ estimates, Apollo stock is a “Strong Buy,” reports TipRanks. The average price target of $169.50 assumes a 35.04% upside from the current price.

Apollo is also among the 12 high growth non-tech stocks that are profitable in 2025.

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