Ariel Emanuel Acquires 117,769 Shares of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) Stock

Posted by Joseph Griffin on Feb 14th, 2025

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO – Get Free Report) CEO Ariel Emanuel purchased 117,769 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $175.40 per share, with a total value of $20,656,682.60. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,579,437 shares in the company, valued at approximately $452,433,249.80. This trade represents a 4.78 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Ariel Emanuel also recently made the following trade(s):

On Monday, February 10th, Ariel Emanuel acquired 116,256 shares of TKO Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $172.03 per share, with a total value of $19,999,519.68.
On Thursday, February 6th, Ariel Emanuel purchased 72,970 shares of TKO Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of $160.59 per share, for a total transaction of $11,718,252.30.
On Tuesday, February 4th, Ariel Emanuel acquired 76,587 shares of TKO Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $157.13 per share, for a total transaction of $12,034,115.31.
On Thursday, January 30th, Ariel Emanuel bought 66,021 shares of TKO Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of $158.39 per share, with a total value of $10,457,066.19.
On Tuesday, January 28th, Ariel Emanuel purchased 92,559 shares of TKO Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $157.69 per share, with a total value of $14,595,628.71.
On Friday, January 24th, Ariel Emanuel bought 105,038 shares of TKO Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $153.04 per share, with a total value of $16,075,015.52.
On Wednesday, January 22nd, Ariel Emanuel purchased 115,952 shares of TKO Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $143.85 per share, for a total transaction of $16,679,695.20.
On Thursday, December 12th, Ariel Emanuel acquired 60,208 shares of TKO Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $143.73 per share, with a total value of $8,653,695.84.

TKO Group Price Performance

Shares of TKO Group stock opened at $174.49 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.80 billion, a P/E ratio of -415.45 and a beta of 1.06. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $148.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $131.18. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $78.69 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Pivotal Research increased their price target on TKO Group from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Benchmark cut shares of TKO Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of TKO Group from $140.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn downgraded TKO Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, TKO Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $148.08.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on TKO

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 59.2% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 13,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,848,000 after buying an additional 4,836 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama grew its position in shares of TKO Group by 11.0% in the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 80,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,984,000 after purchasing an additional 8,006 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 177.2% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 26,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,225,000 after purchasing an additional 16,746 shares during the last quarter. Petrus Trust Company LTA purchased a new position in TKO Group during the third quarter worth approximately $597,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in TKO Group by 1.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,246,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,185,000 after buying an additional 13,148 shares during the last quarter. 89.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

TKO Group Company Profile

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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.