Roth Capital Issues Positive Outlook for TKO Group Earnings

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of TKO Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.42. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on TKO. Susquehanna started coverage on TKO Group in a research note on Monday, April 28th. They issued a “positive” rating and a $180.00 price objective for the company. Northcoast Research cut shares of TKO Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Guggenheim upped their target price on TKO Group from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $158.00 to $182.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $190.00 price target for the company. Three research 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. According to MarketBeat.com, TKO Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $168.08.

TKO Group Trading Up 0.2%

TKO opened at $169.17 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.87 and a beta of 0.73. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $167.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $157.72. TKO Group has a 1-year low of $102.46 and a 1-year high of $182.60.

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.14. TKO Group had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 2.52%. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($1.26) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

TKO Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 0.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. TKO Group’s payout ratio is presently 77.16%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Peter C. B. Bynoe bought 980 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $169.59 per share, for a total transaction of $166,198.20. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 2,747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $465,863.73. This trade represents a 55.46% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Nick Khan sold 9,519 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.96, for a total transaction of $1,684,482.24. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 201,665 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,686,638.40. This trade represents a 4.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 61.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TKO. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in TKO Group during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Hemington Wealth Management increased its position in shares of TKO Group by 425.0% in the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in TKO Group during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in TKO Group in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of TKO Group by 129.8% during the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. 89.79% of the stock is 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.