Q2 EPS Estimate for Live Nation Entertainment Cut by Analyst

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research note issued on Thursday, June 26th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.17 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.34. The consensus estimate for Live Nation Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $2.38 per share.

LYV has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wolfe Research increased their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $160.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Susquehanna set a $165.00 price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Macquarie lifted their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $146.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Guggenheim reissued a “buy” rating and set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Roth Mkm cut their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $174.00 to $164.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $165.24.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Performance

NYSE LYV opened at $149.97 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $140.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $136.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.43. Live Nation Entertainment has a 12-month low of $87.33 and a 12-month high of $157.75. The firm has a market cap of $34.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.18, a PEG ratio of 5.98 and a beta of 1.44.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported ($0.32) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS.

Insider Transactions at Live Nation Entertainment

In other Live Nation Entertainment news, EVP John Hopmans sold 34,808 shares of Live Nation Entertainment 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 189,456 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,922,025.28. The trade was a 15.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 3.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Live Nation Entertainment

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LYV. Independent Franchise Partners LLP grew 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 worth $607,871,000 after acquiring an additional 3,168,210 shares in the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment purchased a new stake in Live Nation Entertainment in the 4th quarter valued at $259,000,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Live Nation Entertainment during the 4th quarter worth $255,955,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Live Nation Entertainment during the 1st quarter worth $201,501,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in Live Nation Entertainment by 46.1% during the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,804,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,195,000 after buying an additional 884,745 shares during the last quarter. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Live Nation Entertainment

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.