Bank of America Issues Positive Forecast for Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) Stock Price

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) had its price objective increased by Bank of America from $170.00 to $180.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock.

LYV has been the topic of several other research reports. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Live Nation Entertainment from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $161.00 to $155.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Evercore boosted their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $168.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn reduced their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $170.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.10.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Up 3.4%

LYV opened at $162.88 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $146.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $150.26. Live Nation Entertainment has a 52 week low of $112.88 and a 52 week high of $175.25. The company has a market cap of $38.23 billion, a PE ratio of -678.65, a P/E/G ratio of 11.32 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.41.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($1.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.00) by ($0.06). Live Nation Entertainment had a net margin of 1.79% and a return on equity of 47.39%. The company had revenue of $6.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.58 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Live Nation Entertainment will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Live Nation Entertainment

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LYV. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment in the fourth quarter valued at about $285,924,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 22.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,725,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,589,196,000 after buying an additional 1,763,511 shares in the last quarter. Sachem Head Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Live Nation Entertainment during the 4th quarter valued at $173,380,000. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. increased its position in Live Nation Entertainment by 37.9% during the fourth quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,996,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,503,000 after buying an additional 1,099,350 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 653.7% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,191,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,767,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033,289 shares during the last quarter. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Live Nation Entertainment

Here are the key news stories impacting Live Nation Entertainment this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue beat and operating drivers — Revenue rose ~11% Y/Y to $6.31B, driven by concert sales, sponsorships and ticketing upsells; several outlets report the quarter beat top‑line expectations, supporting optimism about demand. Live Nation’s Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Big-bank price target upgrades — JPMorgan and Bank of America both raised their targets to $180 and kept bullish ratings (Overweight/Buy), signaling analyst conviction that upside remains as concert demand persists. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Company outlook and call commentary — Management signaled strong global demand and suggested 2026 could be a record year, which supports growth expectations but relies on continued touring and monetization. Live Nation signals record 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading halt around earnings — Shares were temporarily halted for a news release, a routine market reaction to material company announcements. (No link)
• Negative Sentiment: Antitrust litigation risk remains — A judge rejected Live Nation’s bid to dismiss portions of the DOJ/state lawsuit, allowing key claims to proceed to trial; this legal overhang increases regulatory and financial uncertainty. Judge rejects Live Nation bid to dismiss US lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability and cash flow pressures — EPS missed estimates (-$1.06 vs ~-1.00) and the quarter showed operating/net losses, negative operating cash flow and elevated capex/spending, which keeps margin and balance‑sheet scrutiny high despite a large cash balance. QuiverQuant Q4 earnings summary

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment is a global live entertainment company that promotes, operates and sells tickets for live events. The company’s core activities include concert promotion and production, venue operations and management, ticketing services through its Ticketmaster platform, artist management and development, and sponsorship and advertising services tied to live events. These integrated businesses are designed to connect artists, fans and commercial partners across the live event ecosystem.

The company in its current form was created following the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, combining a promoter and venue operator with one of the industry’s largest ticketing platforms.