Roth Capital Has Positive Forecast for TKO Group Q1 Earnings

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for TKO Group in a report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will earn $0.23 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.22. 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group raised their price target on TKO Group from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on TKO Group from $128.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Pivotal Research reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $195.00 price target (up from $145.00) on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $159.36.

TKO Group Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of TKO traded up $1.99 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $157.27. The stock had a trading volume of 1,430,591 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,100,145. The company has a market cap of $26.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -374.45 and a beta of 0.90. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $149.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $143.31. TKO Group has a 1-year low of $94.63 and a 1-year 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.

TKO Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.97%. TKO Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7,600.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell acquired 156,446 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $175.60 per share, for a total transaction of $27,471,917.60. Following the purchase, 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 purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ariel Emanuel purchased 92,559 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $157.69 per share, with a total value of $14,595,628.71. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,439,593 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $227,009,420.17. This represents a 6.87 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought 1,345,370 shares of company stock worth $219,805,951 in the last quarter. 53.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of TKO Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of TKO Group by 559.3% during the 4th 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 period. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of TKO Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in TKO Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in TKO Group by 129.8% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 216 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.79% of the company's stock.

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.