What is Roth Capital’s Estimate for TKO Group Q3 Earnings?

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of TKO Group in a report released on Tuesday, July 15th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.26. 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 FY2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS.

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.14. TKO Group had a return on equity of 2.52% and a net margin of 4.98%. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($1.26) earnings per share. TKO Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

TKO has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on TKO Group from $158.00 to $182.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $170.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Susquehanna began coverage on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Monday, April 28th. They issued a “positive” rating and a $180.00 target price on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $190.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $175.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $171.33.

TKO Group Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE:TKO opened at $170.65 on Thursday. TKO Group has a 1 year low of $102.46 and a 1 year high of $182.60. The stock has a market cap of $33.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 86.62 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $167.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $158.10.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TKO Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of TKO Group by 19.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,976,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,218,951,000 after acquiring an additional 1,295,817 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in TKO Group by 569.7% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,423,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,457,000 after purchasing an additional 1,210,563 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in TKO Group by 242.6% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,496,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,675,000 after purchasing an additional 1,059,636 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in TKO Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $104,613,000. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its holdings in TKO Group by 14.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 4,850,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $882,459,000 after purchasing an additional 611,233 shares in the last quarter. 89.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at TKO Group

In related news, Director Nick Khan sold 9,519 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.96, for a total value of $1,684,482.24. Following the transaction, the director owned 201,665 shares in the company, valued at $35,686,638.40. The trade was a 4.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Lake West Voteco L.L.C Silver bought 1,579,080 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was bought at an average price of $158.32 per share, for a total transaction of $249,999,945.60. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 4,158,517 shares in the company, valued at approximately $658,376,411.44. The trade was a 61.22% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 61.30% of the company’s stock.

TKO Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th were paid a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.89%. TKO Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 77.16%.

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.