Insider Selling: TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) Insider Sells $2,820,299.52 in Stock

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) insider Seth Krauss sold 14,016 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.22, for a total value of $2,820,299.52. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 2,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $456,970.62. The trade was a 86.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

TKO Group Price Performance

TKO opened at $205.76 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $202.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $191.10. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $133.07 and a 12-month high of $218.11. The firm has a market cap of $40.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.84 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. TKO Group had a net margin of 5.27% and a return on equity of 2.57%. The business’s revenue was down 27.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.28 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that TKO Group Holdings, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

TKO Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $0.78 per share. This is a boost from TKO Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. TKO Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 119.54%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TKO Group

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in TKO Group by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,185,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $665,826,000 after acquiring an additional 1,128,749 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of TKO Group by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,249,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,060,106,000 after acquiring an additional 887,401 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in TKO Group during the second quarter worth $132,441,000. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its position in shares of TKO Group by 14.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 4,850,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $882,459,000 after buying an additional 611,233 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of TKO Group in the second quarter valued at about $82,056,000. 89.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key TKO Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting TKO Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan upgraded its view and raised its price target to $225 with an “overweight” rating — a strong institutional endorsement that can attract buyers and support upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Industry commentary from Zacks highlights film & TV production/distribution names (including TKO) as beneficiaries of elevated digital content consumption, supporting longer‑term revenue tailwinds for content owners. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: UFC renewed a multiyear partnership with Skilled Trades College (STC) — positive for brand engagement but unlikely to move the stock materially by itself. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre‑earnings coverage is circulating (earnings can increase near‑term volatility); these previews do not change fundamentals but may amplify moves around the report. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large, concentrated insider selling reported this week — multiple executives and directors sold shares (including Director Nick Khan and several senior insiders). The scale and clustering of these disposals can increase supply pressure and explain near‑term weakness or increased volatility. SEC filings: Read More., Read More., Read More., Read More., Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

TKO has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research lowered TKO Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Guggenheim upped their price target on TKO Group from $205.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $210.00 price target on TKO Group in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of TKO Group in a report on Monday, December 8th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $227.73.

About TKO Group

TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) is a global sports and entertainment company formed in 2023 through the combination of two major combat-sports businesses. The company brings together the mixed martial arts organization UFC and the sports entertainment business WWE under a single publicly traded holding company. TKO owns and manages a portfolio of live-event franchises, intellectual property, and media rights centered on combat and sports-entertainment content.

TKO’s core activities include the promotion and production of live events, the licensing and sale of broadcasting and streaming rights, and the development and commercialization of branded consumer products.