
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of TKO Group in a report released on Thursday, August 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.37. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $4.67 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $5.05 EPS.
TKO Group (NYSE:TKO - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.23 by ($0.06). TKO Group had a return on equity of 2.82% and a net margin of 5.40%. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.72 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 53.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Guggenheim raised their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. 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 objective on the stock. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $195.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $158.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Susquehanna started coverage on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Monday, April 28th. They set a "positive" rating and a $180.00 price objective on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TKO Group presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $173.83.
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TKO Group Stock Performance
TKO Group stock traded up $2.40 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $163.14. 1,539,909 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 882,431. TKO Group has a 12-month low of $113.16 and a 12-month high of $182.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a market cap of $32.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.41 and a beta of 0.72. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $169.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $160.69.
Institutional Trading of TKO Group
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its stake in shares of TKO Group by 350.0% in the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 135 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of TKO Group by 840.0% in the second quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 141 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in TKO Group during the first quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in TKO Group during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.79% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In related news, Director Peter C. B. Bynoe acquired 980 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $169.59 per share, for a total transaction of $166,198.20. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly 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 purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Lake West Voteco L.L.C Silver acquired 1,579,080 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was bought at an average price of $158.32 per share, with a total value of $249,999,945.60. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 4,158,517 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $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 have sold a total of 73,725 shares of company stock valued at $12,501,561 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 61.30% of the company's stock.
TKO Group Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th were issued a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. TKO Group's payout ratio is presently 62.81%.
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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.
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