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

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for TKO Group in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.90. Seaport Res Ptn currently 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.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $137.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Pivotal Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (up previously from $145.00) on shares of TKO Group in a report on Thursday, February 27th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of TKO Group from $137.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of TKO Group from $128.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.00.

TKO Group Trading Down 3.5 %

Shares of TKO stock opened at $147.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -350.10 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $153.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.96. TKO Group has a fifty-two week low of $79.32 and a fifty-two week high of $179.09.

TKO Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.03%. TKO Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7,600.00%.

Insider Transactions at TKO Group

In other news, CAO Shane Kapral sold 1,034 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Seth D. Krauss sold 2,438 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.80, for a total transaction of $350,584.40. Following the sale, the insider now owns 7,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,147,955.40. This represents a 23.40 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 2,498,297 shares of company stock worth $387,671,461 and sold 71,457 shares worth $10,153,456. Insiders own 53.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of TKO Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TKO. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in TKO Group by 559.3% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in TKO Group in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in TKO Group by 491.5% in the 3rd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares during the last quarter. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in TKO Group by 172.2% in 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 last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in TKO Group in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Hedge funds and other 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.