Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Live Nation organizes and promotes tours and festivals, manages a network of owned or operated venues, and provides ticketing and event-distribution technology through Ticketmaster. It also offers artist services such as talent management and routing, along with marketing and sponsorship solutions that leverage its live-event inventory and audience data.

Live Nation serves a global audience, with operations spanning North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and other regions where it promotes shows, manages venues and sells tickets. The company is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, and its senior leadership has been led by Michael Rapino, who has served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Live Nation’s business model is centered on the recurring demand for live music and entertainment and the ancillary commercial opportunities created by large-scale touring, venue programming and ticketing distribution.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $171.00 to $187.20
• 50-Day Range: $159.65 to $186.07
• 52-Week Range: $125.34 to $188.00
• Volume: 5.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $41.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $195.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Live Nation Entertainment scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 132nd out of 243 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Live Nation Entertainment has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 20 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus price target of $195.71, representing about 12.2% upside from its current price of $174.46.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Live Nation Entertainment has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 115.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Live Nation Entertainment are expected to grow by 115.96% in the coming year, from $0.94 to $2.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Live Nation Entertainment is -154.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Live Nation Entertainment is -154.38, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Live Nation Entertainment has a P/B Ratio of 45.79. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.05% of the float of Live Nation Entertainment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Live Nation Entertainment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.36, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Live Nation Entertainment has recently increased by 5.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Live Nation Entertainment does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Live Nation Entertainment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.32

News Sentiment

Live Nation Entertainment has a news sentiment score of 1.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Live Nation Entertainment this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for LYV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Live Nation Entertainment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Live Nation Entertainment insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $25,932,034.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.89% of the stock of Live Nation Entertainment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.52% of the stock of Live Nation Entertainment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 7/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LYV
• CIK: 1335258
• Web: www.livenationentertainment.com
• Phone: (800) 653-8000
• Fax: 310-867-7001
• Employees: 34,700
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Live Nation Entertainment: $195.71
• High Price Target: $222.00
• Low Price Target: $100.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.77)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 185.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$54.83 million
• Net Margins: 0.34%
• Pretax Margin: 2.16%
• Return on Equity: 53.31%
• Return on Assets: 1.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.93
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $25.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.63
• Cash Flow: $2.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 62.21
• Book Value: $3.81 per share
• Price / Book: 45.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 235,550,000
• Free Float: 228,740,000
• Market Cap: $41.09 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.11