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APi Group Corporation APG

Market cap $16.2BP/E no earnings to divide byGross margin 29.3%Reports Thu 29 Oct, before the open
$37.44
−0.38 (−1.00%)live 09:30 ET
52-wk $33.40 – $49.99
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Orin's take
0.62conviction · moderate
Refreshed 17 Aug · take v3. A new filing or a print queues the next refresh.

APi Group's fundamental trajectory remains strong—revenue grew to $7.91B in 2025 with operating income expanding to $554M and FCF reaching $663M, and Q2 2026 results delivered 10%+ organic growth with raised full-year guidance. However, the stock has rallied ~11% to $43.95 since the prior buy call, pushing RSI to 68 and lifting EV/EBITDA to 24.6, a 47% premium to the peer median of 16.7.

With insiders net selling $560M over 24 months—including Ashken and Lillie actively selling in early August 2026—and smart money score turning negative at -0.10 with fund count dropping from 55 to 46, the risk/reward at current levels is balanced rather than compelling.

What could go wrong

  • Insider selling acceleration. Insiders net sold $560M over 24 months with 208 dispositions vs 112 acquisitions; Ashken sold ~300K shares in August 2026 alone at ~$40.
  • Valuation premium on EV/EBITDA. EV/EBITDA of 24.6 is 47% above peer median of 16.7, limiting upside if growth decelerates.
  • Smart money outflows. SM score turned negative at -0.105 and fund count fell from 55 (Q1 2026) to 46 (Q2 2026), suggesting institutional fatigue.
  • Leverage and negative reported EPS. Total debt of $3.07B against equity of $3.41B, with reported diluted EPS of -$0.69 in 2025, likely reflecting acquisition-related amortization that obscures underlying earnings power.

What would change my mind

Pullback to support. Stock retraces to the $39–40 range near the 50-day MA ($41.41) or below, improving entry on intact fundamentalsbullish
Insider buying reversal. Insiders shift from net selling to cluster buying, signaling confidence at current levelsbullish
Guidance miss or margin compression. Q3 2026 results show organic growth below 10% or adjusted EBITDA margin contraction, undermining the raised outlookbearish
Further smart money deterioration. SM score declines beyond -0.20 and fund count drops below 40 in subsequent 13F filingsbearish

Where this comes from: FMP fundamentals FY2025 · Zacks news 2026-07-30 / Business Wire 2026-07-30 · Technicals as of 2026-08-14 · Peer relative comparison. Orin's read on APG; not advice.

Twelve months actual closes to 2026-09-23 · actual filings

Sept 25Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26

50-day average 200-day average · volume below

Largest holders · 13F Q2 2026

Money flow
FilerPositionOf fund
Vanguard Capital Management$743.3M0.0% of fund
Fmr$741.1M0.0% of fund
Vanguard Portfolio Management$701.5M0.0% of fund
Price T Rowe Associates /Md/$631.1M0.1% of fund
Durable Capital Partners$513.8M5.0% of fund
State Street$501.3M0.0% of fund

80 filers · quarter ended Q2 2026 · positions, not flows

Insiders, last 24 months: 308 Form 4 filings, net −$521.7M. Of the 50 on hand, 0 were open-market purchases and 28 sales— the rest are grants, option exercises and tax withholding.

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Where it trades

· Industrials
MetricNowOwn medianSector
EV/EBITDA21.7×
P/S1.94×
P/B4.6×
What the price assumes

10.6%

free-cash-flow growth every year for 10 years, discounted at 10%, is what today’s price implies — starting from $0.7B of trailing free cash flow. It is an assumption the market is making, not a forecast Orin is making.

What Wall Street published

8 firms · 2026-09-23
Consensus target

$52

$47$55 · +39% against today's price

How they rate it
  • 8 buy or overweight
  • 0 hold
  • 0 underweight or sell

The analysts’ consensus and their own ratings, not Orin’s. A target is a twelve-month opinion published by the firm that wrote it.

Against the companies it is compared to

median P/E 28.0× of 6 peers
CompanyMarket capP/EEV/EBITDAGrossNetROE
APGAPi Group Corporation$16B21.7×29.3%4.1%10%
ACMAecom$8B27.8×5.7%1.9%13%
ALLEAllegion plc$13B20.1×14.9×44.8%15.4%32%
CSLCarlisle Companies Incorporated$13B18.5×12.3×35.3%14.2%41%
STRLSterling Infrastructure, Inc.$16B36.5×21.7×23.6%12.5%37%
WSOWatsco, Inc.$13B28.1×18.4×27.9%6.5%17%
WWDWoodward, Inc.$19B35.3×23.7×29.5%13.2%22%

The median is of the 6 peers listed above and nothing else — check it against the column. The peer set is the vendor’s, so a company can appear here that a person would not have chosen.

What it has traded at

P/E by fiscal year
FY17 101.2×FY22 151.3×

What its sector has traded at

Industrials
FY14 173.5×FY26 32.7×

Two scales, drawn separately on purpose: a sector median and one company’s multiple are not the same number and putting them on one axis invites a comparison neither series supports.

Every estimate on one scale

price $37.44
52-week range$33 – $50
Analyst targets$47 – $55

The vertical rule is the current price. Ranges and point estimates are the backend’s, published as they were calculated; an arrow means the estimate sits beyond this scale, and its number is on the right.