TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Pivotal Research Analyst Says

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) had its price objective hoisted by equities researchers at Pivotal Research from $235.00 to $250.00 in a report released on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Pivotal Research’s price objective points to a potential upside of 11.87% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on TKO. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $227.00 price target on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Monday, December 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on TKO Group from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $251.00 price target on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Monday, January 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $210.00 price target on shares of TKO Group in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $231.40.

TKO Group Price Performance

TKO opened at $223.48 on Thursday. TKO Group has a 52-week low of $133.07 and a 52-week high of $226.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.46. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $207.72 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $197.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 99.32 and a beta of 0.65.

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.20). TKO Group had a net margin of 4.13% and a return on equity of 2.03%. The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.28 EPS. TKO Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that TKO Group will post 3.88 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other TKO Group news, CFO Shane Kapral sold 616 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.00, for a total value of $129,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 969 shares in the company, valued at $203,490. The trade was a 38.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Mark S. Shapiro sold 14,363 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.98, for a total transaction of $2,901,038.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 118,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,914,432. The trade was a 10.82% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 169,202 shares of company stock worth $34,316,033. 61.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of TKO Group

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TKO. State Street Corp raised its stake in TKO Group by 20.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,249,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,060,106,000 after buying an additional 887,401 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd increased its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 5,006,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,046,287,000 after acquiring an additional 42,156 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,128,749 shares during the last quarter. XN LP raised its position in shares of TKO Group by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. XN LP now owns 2,866,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $599,191,000 after purchasing an additional 169,574 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in TKO Group by 20.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,373,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,008,000 after purchasing an additional 395,040 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.79% of the company’s stock.

More TKO Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Revenue and sponsorship strength: TKO reported record revenue for 2025 with site-fee and sponsorship upside that beat expectations and helped revenue grow ~12% year-over-year. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: WWE contribution: WWE generated ~$1.709B in revenue for 2025, a major driver of the company’s top-line strength and a key growth engine for TKO. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst optimism: UBS and Pivotal Research raised price targets (UBS to $238, Pivotal to $250) and maintained buy ratings, signaling analyst confidence in medium-term upside. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings details and calls: Management hosted the Q4 call and released a transcript; revenue beat estimates but EPS swung negative versus year-ago earnings, offering mixed fundamental read-throughs. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: SEC disclosures: Filings revealed compensation for high-profile talent (e.g., The Rock), useful for modeling talent costs and cash flow but not an immediate market-moving item. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: EPS miss and profitability pressure: TKO reported a Q4 loss of $0.08/sh, missing consensus (~$0.12) despite revenue beat, highlighting margin and timing pressures after a year-ago profit. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Lower FY26 revenue guidance: Management guided FY26 revenue to about $5.7–$5.8B versus street ~ $6.0B, introducing downside to near-term estimates and valuation assumptions. (Company guidance release)
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhangs: Multiple reports detail potential $1B-plus legal actions (Frank Warren / Queensberry vs. Sela and TKO/Zuffa Boxing) that could create material liability, litigation costs and distraction. Read More. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Event-specific loss: TKO expects to lose money on the UFC White House Fight — a one-off event loss that pressures near-term cash flow and highlights event margin risk. Read More.

TKO Group Company Profile

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.