Seaport Res Ptn Estimates TKO Group’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:TKO)

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for TKO Group in a report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.90. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. 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 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.51 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $137.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on TKO Group from $142.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Pivotal Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective (up from $145.00) on shares of TKO Group in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on TKO Group from $128.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, TKO Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $157.00.

TKO Group Price Performance

TKO opened at $143.39 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $24.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -341.40 and a beta of 1.06. TKO Group has a 12 month low of $79.32 and a 12 month high of $179.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $153.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $135.96.

TKO Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.06%. TKO Group’s payout ratio is 7,600.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Shane Kapral sold 1,034 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.94, for a total transaction of $146,765.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,225 shares in the company, valued at approximately $315,816.50. The trade was a 31.73 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell acquired 31,352 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $142.03 per share, for a total transaction of $4,452,924.56. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 1,674,322 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $237,803,953.66. The trade was a 1.91 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 2,498,297 shares of company stock valued at $387,671,461 and have sold 71,457 shares valued at $10,153,456. Insiders own 53.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TKO Group

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of TKO Group by 59.2% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 13,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,848,000 after acquiring an additional 4,836 shares during the period. Retirement Systems of Alabama raised its stake in TKO Group by 11.0% in the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 80,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,984,000 after purchasing an additional 8,006 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in TKO Group by 177.2% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 26,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,225,000 after purchasing an additional 16,746 shares during the period. Petrus Trust Company LTA acquired a new stake in TKO Group during the third quarter worth about $597,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in TKO Group by 29.1% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,704,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,892,000 after buying an additional 383,869 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.79% of the company’s stock.

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.