Roth Capital Comments on TKO Group’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:TKO)

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for TKO Group in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.23 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

TKO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of TKO Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of TKO Group in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Pivotal Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price target (up from $145.00) on shares of TKO Group in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target 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. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on TKO Group from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $159.36.

TKO Group Stock Performance

NYSE:TKO opened at $155.44 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The firm has a market cap of $26.61 billion, a PE ratio of -370.10 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $149.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.99. TKO Group has a fifty-two week low of $94.32 and a fifty-two week high of $179.09.

TKO Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. TKO Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7,600.00%.

Insider Transactions at TKO Group

In related news, Director Sonya E. Medina bought 233 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $142.93 per share, for a total transaction of $33,302.69. Following the transaction, the director now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $285,860. This trade represents a 13.19 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell acquired 89,234 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $153.18 per share, with a total value of $13,668,864.12. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 1,347,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $206,338,668.12. The trade was a 7.09 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 1,345,370 shares of company stock valued at $219,805,951. Corporate insiders own 53.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of TKO Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TKO. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in TKO Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $221,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of TKO Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $426,000. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in TKO Group by 259.1% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 21,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,697,000 after acquiring an additional 15,732 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama increased its stake in TKO Group by 11.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of TKO Group by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,246,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,185,000 after buying an additional 13,148 shares during the last quarter. 89.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.