Sportradar Group (NASDAQ:SRAD) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.09 EPS

Sportradar Group (NASDAQ:SRAD) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.09), FiscalAI reports. Sportradar Group had a net margin of 7.84% and a return on equity of 9.97%. The firm had revenue of $432.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $369.59 million. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Here are the key takeaways from Sportradar Group’s conference call:

• Sportradar reported record full?year revenue of $1.3 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $297 million in 2025 with roughly 400 bps of margin expansion and 56% free cash flow conversion, though reported growth was modestly impacted by a US dollar FX headwind.
• The company closed the IMG acquisition in November, quickly integrated IMG content across its products and customers, and is targeting ~25% revenue synergies for IMG in 2026 (management previously referenced ~$140M of upside) while beginning to realize cost synergies.
• Product and AI momentum is a key growth driver — Sportradar launched a basketball foundation model for real?time predictive insights, upgraded its Foresight streaming and visualizations, and expects streaming to exceed 700,000 matches in 2026 to boost engagement and monetization.
• Prediction markets are an emerging opportunity: Sportradar has secured agreements with leagues (NHL, MLS, UFC) and is in detailed commercial talks, with potential upside in the “tens of millions,” but scale and timing depend on regulatory and player?protection frameworks.
• Balance sheet and capital allocation: the company ended Q4 with ~$365M cash, no debt, repurchased over $170M of stock to date and the board expanded the buyback authorization to $1 billion, enabling continued opportunistic repurchases.

Sportradar Group Stock Down 9.4%

NASDAQ SRAD traded down $1.84 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $17.75. 4,947,972 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,852,798. Sportradar Group has a 12 month low of $15.73 and a 12 month high of $32.22. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.89. The company has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.45 and a beta of 2.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

More Sportradar Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company expanded its share repurchase program dramatically — authorization increased from $300M to $1B, and it repurchased $91M in 2025, which supports shares and signals confidence from management. GlobeNewswire: Financial Results & Buyback
• Positive Sentiment: FIFA extended and expanded its integrity services deal with Sportradar through 2031, widening scope to more competitions and adding AI?driven monitoring and investigative support — a long, recurring contract that reinforces Sportradar’s market position in integrity services. GamingIntelligence: FIFA & Sportradar
• Positive Sentiment: Completed the acquisition of IMG ARENA and its sports betting rights portfolio, strengthening content and data offerings that can drive higher-margin recurring revenue with operators and media partners. GlobeNewswire: Acquisition Note
• Positive Sentiment: Operational performance: FY?2025 revenue hit a record €1,290M (+17%), adjusted EBITDA rose 33% with margin expansion, and free cash flow and operating cash generation were strong — evidence of improving profitability and cash conversion. GlobeNewswire: FY Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor / analyst commentary and call notes provide context on results and strategy; read the Q4 earnings call summary for management color on growth drivers and integration of IMG ARENA. Yahoo: Earnings Call Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and valuation pieces highlight new distribution/data partnerships (e.g., with NBC Sports on NBA data) that could lift monetization and market attention — strategic optionality but not immediate revenue certainty. Yahoo: Valuation / NBC Partnership
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS missed expectations: reported $0.01 vs. consensus roughly $0.09–$0.10, which pressured sentiment despite the revenue beat. Zacks: EPS Miss
• Negative Sentiment: FY?2026 revenue guidance was set around ~$1.8B versus analyst consensus near ~$1.9B (and EPS guidance was not clearly detailed in initial communications), creating downwardly revised near?term expectations. This guidance delta is the main headwind behind today’s share weakness. GlobeNewswire: Guidance & Results

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Sportradar Group by 19.0% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,080,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,158,000 after purchasing an additional 1,929,037 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Sportradar Group by 491.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,728,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,495,000 after purchasing an additional 1,436,263 shares during the period. UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Sportradar Group by 346.8% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,156,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,098,000 after buying an additional 897,312 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Sportradar Group by 200.4% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,049,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,243,000 after buying an additional 700,388 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Sportradar Group by 49.8% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,759,326 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,819,000 after buying an additional 584,516 shares during the period.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SRAD has been the topic of a number of research reports. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Sportradar Group in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Sportradar Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Citizens Jmp cut their price objective on Sportradar Group from $36.00 to $34.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Sportradar Group in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Sportradar Group from $30.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Sportradar Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $31.47.

About Sportradar Group

Sportradar Group is a global leader in digital sports data and content, delivering real-time statistics, analytics and sports betting solutions to clients across the gaming, media and sports federation sectors. The company aggregates and processes live data from more than 800,000 sporting events each year, providing feeds for pre-match and in-play odds, visualization tools and managed trading services. Its products also include integrity services, which monitor betting markets for irregularities and help sports organizations safeguard competition outcomes.

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