Q1 Earnings Estimate for TKO Group Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for TKO Group in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.90. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” 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 $0.91 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.51 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on TKO. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on TKO Group from $128.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of TKO Group from $137.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of TKO Group in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Guggenheim raised their price objective on TKO Group from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of TKO Group from $137.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $157.00.

TKO Group Stock Performance

TKO Group stock opened at $143.39 on Friday. TKO Group has a 12-month low of $79.32 and a 12-month high of $179.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The company has a market capitalization of $24.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -341.40 and a beta of 1.08. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $153.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $136.25.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TKO Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,681,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $949,449,000 after purchasing an additional 114,096 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd raised its position in TKO Group by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 4,151,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $589,985,000 after buying an additional 163,980 shares during the period. Independent Franchise Partners LLP lifted its stake in TKO Group by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 3,409,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,473,000 after acquiring an additional 235,420 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in TKO Group by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,052,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,966,000 after acquiring an additional 192,602 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in TKO Group by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,752,496 shares of the company’s stock valued at $249,047,000 after acquiring an additional 47,768 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at TKO Group

In other TKO Group news, CAO Shane Kapral sold 1,034 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 $146,765.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,225 shares in the company, valued at $315,816.50. This trade represents a 31.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell purchased 31,352 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $142.03 per share, for a total transaction of $4,452,924.56. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 1,674,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $237,803,953.66. This trade represents a 1.91 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 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 Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.06%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. TKO Group’s payout ratio is 7,600.00%.

TKO Group Company Profile

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.