Q1 Earnings Forecast for TKO Group Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for TKO Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.84. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for TKO Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for TKO Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on TKO. Citigroup raised their price objective on TKO Group from $137.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on TKO Group from $128.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on TKO Group from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. UBS Group raised their price objective on TKO Group from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on TKO Group from $137.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $157.00.

TKO Group Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSE TKO opened at $150.53 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $153.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $135.22. TKO Group has a twelve month low of $78.69 and a twelve month high of $179.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a market capitalization of $25.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -358.40 and a beta of 1.06.

Institutional Trading of TKO Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 89 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in TKO Group in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in TKO Group by 491.5% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 155 shares during the period. 89.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TKO Group news, CFO Andrew M. Schleimer sold 5,419 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.94, for a total value of $769,172.86. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 6,995 shares in the company, valued at $992,870.30. This trade represents a 43.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell acquired 156,446 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $175.60 per share, with a total value of $27,471,917.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 2,461,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $432,268,900.80. This trade represents a 6.79 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 2,498,297 shares of company stock valued at $387,671,461 and have sold 71,457 shares valued at $10,153,456. 53.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

TKO Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%. TKO Group’s payout ratio is presently -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.