Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ:SRAD) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Sportradar Group has a consensus analyst rating of “Moderate Buy” from 19 brokerages, with an average price target of about $23.82.
• Recent analyst moves have been mixed: several firms cut price targets, while Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to neutral and Jefferies lowered its rating to hold, reflecting more cautious sentiment.
• The company posted a Q1 earnings miss, reporting -$0.02 EPS versus expectations of $0.06 and revenue of $401.1 million versus $417.9 million expected, even though revenue still rose 11.3% year over year.

Shares of Sportradar Group AG (NASDAQ:SRAD - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the nineteen brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $23.8235.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Sportradar Group from $35.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Sportradar Group from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Sportradar Group from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Benchmark lowered their price objective on Sportradar Group from $23.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut Sportradar Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $30.00 to $14.00 in a research note on Friday, April 24th.

Sportradar Group Trading Up 1.2%

SRAD opened at $13.05 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.91 billion, a PE ratio of 54.38 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business has a 50 day moving average of $15.20 and a 200-day moving average of $18.52. Sportradar Group has a 52 week low of $11.66 and a 52 week high of $32.22.

Sportradar Group (NASDAQ:SRAD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $401.11 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $417.86 million. Sportradar Group had a net margin of 5.20% and a return on equity of 7.28%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.07 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Sportradar Group will post 0.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Sportradar Group

In related news, Director William Kurtz acquired 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $12.97 per share, for a total transaction of $103,760.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 30,179 shares of the company's stock, valued at $391,421.63. This represents a 36.07% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Rajani Ramanathan acquired 8,003 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of $12.49 per share, with a total value of $99,957.47. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 38,947 shares of the company's stock, valued at $486,448.03. The trade was a 25.86% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have bought 357,893 shares of company stock valued at $4,668,220 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 85.02% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Sportradar Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of Sportradar Group by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 26,470 shares of the company's stock worth $443,000 after purchasing an additional 970 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Sportradar Group by 168.5% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 115,166 shares of the company's stock worth $1,928,000 after purchasing an additional 72,276 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Sportradar Group by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,386,833 shares of the company's stock worth $23,216,000 after purchasing an additional 68,923 shares in the last quarter. Ashford Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Sportradar Group by 35.7% in the 1st quarter. Ashford Capital Management Inc. now owns 719,570 shares of the company's stock worth $12,046,000 after purchasing an additional 189,290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Sportradar Group by 963.6% in the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,463,421 shares of the company's stock worth $41,238,000 after purchasing an additional 2,231,810 shares in the last quarter.

Key Stories Impacting Sportradar Group

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

• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced or promoted a securities class action against Sportradar Group AG, with a lead-plaintiff deadline of July 17, 2026, extending the legal overhang on the stock. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: The lawsuits allege material misstatements and omissions about compliance and the company’s dealings with black-market gambling operators, which could hurt sentiment and increase litigation risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: One alert linked the class action to the earlier 22% share decline after short-seller reports accused Sportradar of an illegal business model and questionable revenue sources. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan downgraded Sportradar to “neutral” from “overweight” but still kept a $16 price target, suggesting some upside remains despite the legal noise. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data was reported as unchanged at zero shares, offering no clear new trading signal from positioning.

About Sportradar Group

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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