Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) Price Target Raised to $186.00

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) had its price target boosted by Wolfe Research from $175.00 to $186.00 in a research note released on Friday,MarketScreener reports. Wolfe Research currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on LYV. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $164.00 to $181.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research note on Friday. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $178.75.

Live Nation Entertainment Trading Up 3.4%

LYV stock opened at $162.88 on Friday. Live Nation Entertainment has a 52-week low of $112.88 and a 52-week high of $175.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.51. The firm has a market cap of $38.24 billion, a P/E ratio of -678.65, a PEG ratio of 11.85 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $146.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $150.26.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($1.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.00) by ($0.06). Live Nation Entertainment had a return on equity of 48.11% and a net margin of 1.79%.The business 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 company posted $0.58 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Live Nation Entertainment will post 2.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Live Nation Entertainment

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LYV. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 22.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,725,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,589,196,000 after buying an additional 1,763,511 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the third quarter worth $1,606,000. Profund Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 51.1% in the third quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 11,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,820,000 after acquiring an additional 3,767 shares in the last quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. purchased a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the third quarter valued at $1,191,000. Finally, WT Wealth Management acquired a new position in Live Nation Entertainment during the 3rd quarter worth $1,753,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.52% of the company’s stock.

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

Live Nation Entertainment Company Profile

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.