Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Increases Position in TKO Group Holdings, Inc. $TKO

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TKO) by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 74,985 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,292 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in TKO Group were worth $15,144,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. grew its stake in TKO Group by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 16,692 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,371,000 after purchasing an additional 1,791 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of TKO Group by 13.0% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the period. Fox Run Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in TKO Group in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $421,000. TD Asset Management Inc raised its position in TKO Group by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 656,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,604,000 after buying an additional 22,063 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mufg Securities Americas Inc. raised its position in TKO Group by 25.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 1,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.79% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting TKO Group

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.

Insider Activity at TKO Group

In other news, insider Mark S. Shapiro sold 32,022 shares of TKO Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.08, for a total value of $6,535,049.76. Following the sale, the insider owned 104,842 shares in the company, valued at $21,396,155.36. This trade represents a 23.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Nick Khan sold 37,425 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.01, for a total transaction of $7,635,074.25. Following the sale, the director directly owned 122,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,066,300.68. This represents a 23.35% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 168,948 shares of company stock valued at $34,267,057. 53.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

TKO has been the topic of several recent research reports. Pivotal Research upped their price objective on shares of TKO Group from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of TKO Group from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Zacks Research lowered shares of TKO Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of TKO Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $227.00 price objective on shares of TKO Group in a report on Monday, December 15th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TKO Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $231.40.

TKO Group Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of TKO opened at $223.48 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $43.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 99.32 and a beta of 0.66. TKO Group Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $133.07 and a 12 month high of $226.94. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $207.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $197.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

TKO Group (NYSE:TKO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.20). TKO Group had a return on equity of 2.07% and a net margin of 4.13%.The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that TKO Group Holdings, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TKO Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a dividend of $0.78 per share. This is a boost from TKO Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.76. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. TKO Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 138.67%.

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.