The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 27%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 27%. The street (18 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $234.
TKO Group Holdings TKO
Clears both ethical standards
An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.
In plain words · TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
read at $186.06
TKO Group Holdings holds its Accumulation at $186.06.
- PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Accumulation label
- INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
- SCScreen · passes the values gate
- edge confirmed
- edge broken
- edge forming
Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.
The investor read · the season, not the day
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 5 days |
| Price | $186.06 |
| Valuation | 67.91 trailing · 40.30 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 87.5 |
| Beta | 0.62 |
The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth
Our framework reads AVOID — it trades above our $165.79 fair value estimate, weak competitive moat, 25.90% revenue growth.
Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going
The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street
Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish — a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
| Revenue growth | 25.90% |
| Profit margin | 4.47% |
| Debt to equity | 58.23 |
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy · 19 covering |
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English
This company clears both standards. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor. Here is how it did on each:
Used by most halal investing apps ✓ PASSES
The one Titan applies ✓ PASSES
What these two standards are, and how they differ →
- Business activity Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines — no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
- Debt load Interest-bearing debt is just 26.2% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling — it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
- Interest-bearing cash Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.8% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
- Receivables Money owed to the company is 9.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
- Revenue purity Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources — under the 5% line. Pass
Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.
The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean
Packed arenas hide thin profits and stretched price
Packed arenas and roaring crowds make UFC and WWE look like unstoppable entertainment machines. Yet TKO Group Holdings fails our test on price and quality. Shares trade 10 percent above fair value at 39.7 times forward earnings while revenue grows 26 percent but margins sit at just 4 percent and return on equity reaches only 7 percent. The moat is weak and that combination tells us to pass despite the ethical screen clearing and analysts pushing a 230 dollar target.
High valuations in sports media often rest on assumptions of endless growth that rarely hold when competition or viewer shifts appear. Low returns on capital compound the concern here and leave little margin for disappointment.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 40.3x priced for continued growth |
| Trailing P/E | 67.9x expensive — the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| Revenue growth | 25.9% strong top-line growth |
| Profit margin | 4.5% barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 6.7% a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Debt to equity | 0.58 moderate, manageable leverage |
| Current ratio | 1.34 adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 0.62 steadier than the market |
| Market cap | $35.6B |
| Employees | 4,000 |
The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Latest news · what the market is reading on TKO
- › Mark Shapiro on Why Live Entertainment Has No Ceiling WSJ · 17d ago
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- › UFC champion Conor McGregor makes his comeback on Saturday. What does it mean for TKO stock? Yahoo Finance Video · 23d ago
- › TKO Group Holdings (TKO) Nears Its Q2 2026 Results, Is The 20% Discount Justified? Simply Wall St. · 23d ago
- › Trump Reports Receiving About $120,000 in Sports Events Tickets Bloomberg · 1 Jul 2026
Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference — not our reporting, not advice.
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Where & how to trade · wherever in the world you are
TKO trades on a US exchange. As a US-listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering US markets. New to this, or investing from outside the US? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The trader read · the latest dated commentary
The dated journal · newest first, never edited
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
The insider ledger · Form 4 filings, as filed
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | KRAFT JONATHAN | Director | 5,200 | $987,797 | |
| 2026-05-13 | EMANUEL ARIEL Z | Chief Executive Officer | 10,805 | $1,999,875 | |
| 2026-05-13 | SHAPIRO MARK S | President | 10,807 | $1,999,868 | |
| 2026-05-13 | SCHLEIMER ANDREW M | Chief Financial Officer | 2,696 | $499,953 | |
| 2026-05-04 | KHAN NICHOLAS | Director | 9,518 | $1,770,287 | |
| 2026-04-06 | KHAN NICHOLAS | Director | 9,518 | $1,890,225 | |
| 2026-03-31 | KHAN NICHOLAS | Director | 88 | · | |
| 2026-03-09 | KAPRAL SHANE | Chief Financial Officer | 254 | $50,584 | |
| 2026-03-03 | KHAN NICHOLAS | Director | 9,518 | $2,096,737 | |
| 2026-03-03 | KAPRAL SHANE | Chief Financial Officer | 616 | $136,697 |
Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.
What holding actually paid · price plus dividends
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $184.50 | +12.0% | · | $1,120 | +12.0% |
| 2 months | $197.37 | +4.7% | · | $1,047 | +4.7% |
| 3 months | $200.46 | +3.0% | $0.78 | $1,034 | +3.4% |
| 6 months | $202.72 | +1.9% | $1.56 | $1,027 | +2.7% |
| 1 year | $162.34 | +27.2% | $2.70 | $1,289 | +28.9% |
| 2 years | $106.15 | +94.6% | $3.08 | $1,975 | +97.5% |
| 3 years | $93.24 | +121.5% | $7.06 | $2,291 | +129.1% |
| 5 years | $58.27 | +254.5% | $8.02 | $3,682 | +268.2% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.