Roth Capital Has Bullish Outlook for TKO Group Q2 Earnings

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of TKO Group in a report released on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.55. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on TKO. Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $146.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Benchmark cut TKO Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup increased their price target on TKO Group from $137.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on TKO Group from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on TKO Group from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $144.77.

TKO Group Trading Down 1.6 %

NYSE TKO opened at $155.03 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $143.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.66. The stock has a market cap of $26.47 billion, a P/E ratio of -369.12 and a beta of 1.07. TKO Group has a 52 week low of $78.69 and a 52 week high of $159.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.28). TKO Group had a positive return on equity of 3.39% and a negative net margin of 1.26%. The company had revenue of $681.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $665.12 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.52 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 51.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TKO Group

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of TKO Group in the 4th quarter worth $44,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of TKO Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $384,000. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 2,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $359,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in TKO Group by 172.2% during the 4th quarter. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC now owns 245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. Finally, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board lifted its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 13,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,933,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at TKO Group

In other news, CEO Ariel Emanuel bought 60,208 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $143.73 per share, with a total value of $8,653,695.84. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,734,530 shares in the company, valued at approximately $249,303,996.90. The trade was a 3.60 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Shane Kapral sold 1,034 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.94, for a total transaction of $146,765.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $315,816.50. The trade was a 31.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 1,524,470 shares of company stock worth $225,807,760 and have sold 71,457 shares worth $10,153,456. 53.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About TKO Group

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.