Critical Analysis: TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) & Hong Kong Television Network (OTCMKTS:HKTVY)

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) and Hong Kong Television Network (OTCMKTS:HKTVY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Risk and Volatility

TKO Group has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hong Kong Television Network has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TKO Group and Hong Kong Television Network”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TKO Group	$2.80 billion	12.34	$9.41 million	$1.97	88.79
Hong Kong Television Network	$492.05 million	0.28	-$8.55 million	N/A	N/A

TKO Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hong Kong Television Network.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.8% of TKO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 61.3% of TKO Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for TKO Group and Hong Kong Television Network, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TKO Group	0	2	12	1	2.93
Hong Kong Television Network	0	0	0	0	0.00

TKO Group presently has a consensus target price of $168.08, suggesting a potential downside of 3.91%. Given TKO Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TKO Group is more favorable than Hong Kong Television Network.

Profitability

This table compares TKO Group and Hong Kong Television Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TKO Group	4.98%	2.52%	1.71%
Hong Kong Television Network	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

TKO Group beats Hong Kong Television Network on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. In addition, the company engages in the corporate sponsorships and advertising business, which offers sale of in-venue and in-broadcast advertising assets, content product integration, and digital impressions. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in New York, New York. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.

About Hong Kong Television Network

Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ecommerce and technology businesses in Hong Kong. The company is involved in the online shopping mall operation, multimedia production, and other related services; and research and development, and provision of technology solutions as a service, such as digital retailing and retail store automation. It also invests in properties; and offers software design, multimedia production and distribution, logistic and delivery, automated retail store, retail technology solution, and warehouse management and fulfilment services. The company was formerly known as Hong Kong Television Network Limited and changed its name to Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited in July 2021. Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered In Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong.