Seaport Res Ptn Estimates TKO Group’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:TKO)

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of TKO Group in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.83. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Hold” 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 FY2026 earnings at $5.44 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $137.00 to $158.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $128.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective (up previously from $145.00) on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Thursday. Guggenheim boosted their target price on TKO Group from $170.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on TKO Group from $137.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.00.

TKO Group Trading Down 2.0 %

NYSE TKO opened at $147.64 on Monday. TKO Group has a 12 month low of $78.69 and a 12 month high of $179.09. The company has a 50-day moving average of $153.42 and a 200-day moving average of $135.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. The company has a market cap of $25.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -351.52 and a beta of 1.06.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TKO Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of TKO Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $500,000. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new stake in shares of TKO Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,258,000. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TKO Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,360,000. Josh Arnold Investment Consultant LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TKO Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,167,000. Finally, Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of TKO Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $309,000. 89.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other TKO Group news, CEO Ariel Emanuel bought 117,769 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $175.40 per share, with a total value of $20,656,682.60. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,579,437 shares in the company, valued at approximately $452,433,249.80. This trade represents a 4.78 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell bought 245,887 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $142.45 per share, for a total transaction of $35,026,603.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,825,030 shares in the company, valued at $259,975,523.50. This represents a 15.57 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 2,498,297 shares of company stock worth $387,671,461 and sold 71,457 shares worth $10,153,456. 53.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

TKO Group Announces Dividend

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

TKO Group Company Profile

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.