Roth Capital Has Bearish Estimate for TKO Group Q1 Earnings

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for TKO Group in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.29. The consensus estimate for TKO Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for TKO Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded shares of TKO Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of TKO Group from $128.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $137.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Pivotal Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (up previously from $145.00) on shares of TKO Group in a report on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $157.00.

TKO Group Price Performance

TKO stock opened at $150.53 on Friday. TKO Group has a 1 year low of $78.69 and a 1 year high of $179.09. The company has a market cap of $25.71 billion, a P/E ratio of -358.40 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $153.30 and a 200 day moving average of $135.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TKO Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in TKO Group by 559.3% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 178 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in TKO Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in TKO Group by 172.2% in the fourth quarter. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC now owns 245 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in TKO Group by 52.4% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in TKO Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Shane Kapral sold 1,034 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.94, for a total transaction of $146,765.96. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 2,225 shares in the company, valued at $315,816.50. This represents a 31.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell bought 156,446 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $175.60 per share, for a total transaction of $27,471,917.60. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 2,461,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $432,268,900.80. The trade was a 6.79 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 2,498,297 shares of company stock worth $387,671,461 and have sold 71,457 shares worth $10,153,456. Corporate insiders own 53.80% of the company’s stock.

TKO Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. TKO Group’s payout ratio is -28.57%.

About TKO Group

TKO Group Holdings, Inc operates as a sports and entertainment company. The company produces and licenses live events, television programs, and long-form and short-form content, reality series, and other filmed entertainment on digital and linear channels and via pay-per-view. It is involved in the merchandising of video games, apparel, equipment, trading cards, memorabilia, digital goods, and toys, as well as sale of travel packages and tickets.