TKO Group FY2025 EPS Forecast Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for TKO Group in a research report issued on Friday, July 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.77 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.78. 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 FY2026 earnings at $3.42 EPS.

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. TKO Group had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 2.52%. The firm’s revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($1.26) earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on TKO. Susquehanna began coverage on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Monday, April 28th. They issued a “positive” rating and a $180.00 price objective for the company. Guggenheim boosted their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of TKO Group from $170.00 to $188.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Northcoast Research cut shares of TKO Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $190.00 target price for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $168.08.

TKO Group Stock Performance

TKO stock opened at $171.81 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market capitalization of $34.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.21 and a beta of 0.73. TKO Group has a 12 month low of $102.46 and a 12 month high of $182.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $167.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $157.35.

TKO Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th were issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. TKO Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 77.16%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other TKO Group news, Director Nick Khan sold 9,519 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.96, for a total transaction of $1,684,482.24. Following the sale, the director owned 201,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,686,638.40. This represents a 4.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Lake West Voteco L.L.C Silver acquired 1,579,080 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $158.32 per share, for a total transaction of $249,999,945.60. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 4,158,517 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $658,376,411.44. This trade represents a 61.22% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 53.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of TKO Group

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in shares of TKO Group by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 19,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,836,000 after purchasing an additional 3,572 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in TKO Group in the 1st quarter worth $1,163,000. Friedenthal Financial bought a new position in TKO Group during the 1st quarter worth about $895,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of TKO Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $464,000. Finally, Twin Tree Management LP raised its stake in shares of TKO Group by 147.0% in the 4th quarter. Twin Tree Management LP now owns 123,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,581,000 after purchasing an additional 73,617 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.