Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts TKO Group's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:TKO)

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for TKO Group in a report released on Thursday, August 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.33) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.08). 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.13) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.69 EPS.

TKO has been the topic of several other research reports. Guggenheim lifted their target price on shares of TKO Group from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Sunday. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of TKO Group from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of TKO Group from $158.00 to $182.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Susquehanna began coverage on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Monday, April 28th. They issued a "positive" rating and a $180.00 target price on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $182.00.

TKO Group Stock Performance

NYSE TKO traded up $6.14 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $186.14. 1,225,726 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,019,062. The business's 50 day moving average is $170.62 and its 200-day moving average is $161.11. TKO Group has a 1 year low of $113.16 and a 1 year high of $187.01. The company has a market capitalization of $36.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.92 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30.

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.23 by ($0.06). TKO Group had a return on equity of 2.82% and a net margin of 5.40%. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.72 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 53.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TKO. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of TKO Group by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 1,835 shares of the company's stock worth $261,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. lifted its position in shares of TKO Group by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 1,603 shares of the company's stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of TKO Group by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,503 shares of the company's stock worth $455,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama lifted its position in shares of TKO Group by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 14,385 shares of the company's stock worth $2,617,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of TKO Group by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 26,174 shares of the company's stock worth $3,720,000 after buying an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.79% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at TKO Group

In other TKO Group news, Director Nick Khan sold 9,519 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $167.36, for a total transaction of $1,593,099.84. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 146,975 shares in the company, valued at $24,597,736. This trade represents a 6.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Lake West Voteco L.L.C Silver acquired 1,579,080 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of $158.32 per share, with a total value of $249,999,945.60. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 4,158,517 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $658,376,411.44. This represents a 61.22% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 73,725 shares of company stock worth $12,501,561 over the last three months. Insiders own 53.80% of the company's stock.

TKO Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. TKO Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 62.81%.

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.