Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic View of TKO Group Q1 Earnings

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for TKO Group in a report released on Wednesday, February 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.90 per share 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.

TKO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Pivotal Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective (up previously from $145.00) on shares of TKO Group in a report on Thursday. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of TKO Group from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of TKO Group from $137.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of TKO Group from $128.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on TKO Group from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $157.00.

TKO Group Price Performance

TKO stock opened at $151.68 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. TKO Group has a 12 month low of $78.69 and a 12 month high of $179.09. The stock has a market cap of $25.90 billion, a PE ratio of -361.13 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $153.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.89.

TKO Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. TKO Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -28.57%.

Insider Transactions at TKO Group

In other TKO Group news, CAO Shane Kapral sold 1,034 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.94, for a total transaction of $146,765.96. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 2,225 shares in the company, valued at approximately $315,816.50. This represents a 31.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell acquired 31,352 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $142.03 per share, with a total value of $4,452,924.56. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 1,674,322 shares in the company, valued at $237,803,953.66. This represents a 1.91 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, 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. Insiders own 53.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of TKO Group

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC raised its position in TKO Group by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 1,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in TKO Group by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 2,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of TKO Group by 28.2% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of TKO Group by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 26,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,720,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of TKO Group by 18.0% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 565 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.79% of the company’s stock.

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.