FY2026 EPS Estimates for TKO Group Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of TKO Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $5.02 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.48. The consensus estimate for TKO Group’s current full-year earnings is $3.88 per share.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on TKO. Pivotal Research increased their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $145.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of TKO Group from $132.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Benchmark cut shares of TKO Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of TKO Group in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $140.00 target price for the company. Finally, Guggenheim raised their target price on shares of TKO Group from $135.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $133.93.

TKO Group Trading Up 3.6 %

TKO Group stock opened at $147.05 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $128.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $118.69. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $25.11 billion, a PE ratio of -350.12 and a beta of 1.09. TKO Group has a 12-month low of $75.35 and a 12-month high of $149.40.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TKO Group

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TKO. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 52.4% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 in the last quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of TKO Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 39.4% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in TKO Group during the 2nd quarter worth $51,000. Institutional investors own 89.79% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at TKO Group

In other news, CEO Ariel Emanuel purchased 60,208 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $143.73 per share, for a total transaction of $8,653,695.84. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,734,530 shares in the company, valued at $249,303,996.90. The trade was a 3.60 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Patrick Whitesell bought 245,887 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of $142.45 per share, with a total value of $35,026,603.15. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 1,825,030 shares in the company, valued at $259,975,523.50. The trade was a 15.57 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 337,447 shares of company stock valued at $48,133,224. Corporate insiders own 53.80% 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.