Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Live Nation Entertainment in a note issued to investors on Thursday, June 26th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.09 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.05. The consensus estimate for Live Nation Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $2.38 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Live Nation Entertainment’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.94 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.85 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.26 EPS.
LYV has been the topic of a number of other reports. Roth Mkm lowered their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $174.00 to $164.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $170.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Susquehanna set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $174.00 to $170.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Macquarie increased their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $146.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $165.24.
Live Nation Entertainment Stock Performance
Shares of LYV opened at $149.97 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.43. The firm has a market cap of $34.76 billion, a PE ratio of 51.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 1.44. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $140.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $136.58. Live Nation Entertainment has a 12-month low of $87.33 and a 12-month high of $157.75.
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported ($0.32) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.03) by ($0.29). The business had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.63 billion. Live Nation Entertainment had a return on equity of 125.77% and a net margin of 4.28%. The business’s revenue was down 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.60 earnings per share.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Live Nation Entertainment
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LYV. Independent Franchise Partners LLP increased its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 207.6% during the 4th quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 4,693,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $607,871,000 after acquiring an additional 3,168,210 shares in the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment acquired a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the 4th quarter worth about $259,000,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the 4th quarter worth about $255,955,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the 1st quarter worth about $201,501,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 46.1% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,804,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,195,000 after purchasing an additional 884,745 shares during the period. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Live Nation Entertainment
In other Live Nation Entertainment news, EVP John Hopmans sold 34,808 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.38, for a total transaction of $5,130,003.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 189,456 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,922,025.28. This trade represents a 15.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 2.72% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Live Nation Entertainment Company Profile
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues. This segment operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates and streams associated content; and offers management and other services to artists.
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