UBS Group AG Has $56.91 Million Position in Sportradar Group AG $SRAD

Key Points

• UBS increased its stake in Sportradar by 107.1% in Q4 to 2,394,126 shares (~$56.91 million), representing about 0.80% of the company.
• Insider buying has been heavy: CEO Carsten Koerl and multiple directors bought large blocks (including ~111k and 143k shares by Koerl), and insiders acquired 357,893 shares (~$4.67M) over the past 90 days, signaling management confidence.
• Mixed fundamentals and risk: Sportradar missed quarterly estimates (EPS -$0.02 vs. $0.06 expected; revenue $401.11M vs. $417.86M) despite 11.3% YoY revenue growth, and faces several securities‑fraud investigations that raise litigation and disclosure risk.

UBS Group AG grew its position in Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ:SRAD - Free Report) by 107.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,394,126 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,238,054 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned 0.80% of Sportradar Group worth $56,908,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SRAD. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of Sportradar Group by 10,125.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,636 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,620 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of Sportradar Group by 316.0% in the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,475 shares of the company's stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 1,880 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Sportradar Group by 436.1% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,431 shares of the company's stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 2,791 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Sportradar Group by 113.7% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 3,374 shares of the company's stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 1,795 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sportradar Group by 788.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 5,375 shares of the company's stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 4,770 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sportradar Group

In other Sportradar Group news, Director William Kurtz bought 8,000 shares of Sportradar Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $12.97 per share, with a total value of $103,760.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 30,179 shares of the company's stock, valued at $391,421.63. The trade was a 36.07% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Rajani Ramanathan bought 8,003 shares of Sportradar Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $12.49 per share, for a total transaction of $99,957.47. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 38,947 shares in the company, valued at approximately $486,448.03. The trade was a 25.86% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders acquired 357,893 shares of company stock worth $4,668,220 over the last 90 days.

Sportradar Group Price Performance

SRAD stock opened at $13.43 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.06. The stock has a market cap of $4.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.96 and a beta of 1.65. Sportradar Group AG has a 1 year low of $11.66 and a 1 year high of $32.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Sportradar Group (NASDAQ:SRAD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $401.11 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $417.86 million. Sportradar Group had a return on equity of 7.28% and a net margin of 5.20%.Sportradar Group's revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.07 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Sportradar Group AG will post 0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SRAD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Sportradar Group in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Guggenheim dropped their price objective on Sportradar Group from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Sportradar Group from $35.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Sportradar Group from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Citizens Jmp lowered their price objective on shares of Sportradar Group from $34.00 to $31.00 and set a "market outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $24.94.

Key Headlines Impacting Sportradar Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Sportradar Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO and senior insiders made large purchases (Carsten Koerl bought ~111,100 and 143,000 shares in two filings, increasing his stake materially) — a strong signal of management confidence. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple independent directors (Marc Walder, Jeffery Yabuki, George Fleet, William Kurtz, Rajani Ramanathan, Deirdre Bigley) bought shares at ~ $12.49–$13.00, increasing board ownership — another internal vote of confidence. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider buying can support sentiment but may reflect opportunistic purchases near recent lows; weigh these trades against fundamentals, recent earnings miss and analyst revisions. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have launched securities‑fraud investigations (Rosen Law Firm, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Kirby McInerney LLP, Kahn Swick & Foti), citing the recent steep share decline and alleged misleading disclosures — these probes increase litigation, settlement and disclosure risk. Read More. Read More. Read More.

Sportradar Group Company Profile

Sportradar Group is a global leader in digital sports data and content, delivering real-time statistics, analytics and sports betting solutions to clients across the gaming, media and sports federation sectors. The company aggregates and processes live data from more than 800,000 sporting events each year, providing feeds for pre-match and in-play odds, visualization tools and managed trading services. Its products also include integrity services, which monitor betting markets for irregularities and help sports organizations safeguard competition outcomes.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in St.

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