Research Analysts Offer Predictions for LYV Q3 Earnings

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Live Nation Entertainment in a report released on Thursday, June 26th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will earn $2.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on LYV. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $160.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Susquehanna set a $165.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Guggenheim restated a "buy" rating and set a $170.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $185.00 price objective for the company. 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seventeen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Live Nation Entertainment currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $165.24.

Live Nation Entertainment Price Performance

Live Nation Entertainment stock opened at $149.97 on Monday. Live Nation Entertainment has a 52-week low of $87.33 and a 52-week high of $157.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.18, a PEG ratio of 5.86 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $136.58. 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 (NYSE:LYV - Get Free Report) last released 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). Live Nation Entertainment had a return on equity of 125.77% and a net margin of 4.28%. The business had revenue of $3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.60 EPS. Live Nation Entertainment's quarterly revenue was down 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Live Nation Entertainment

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LYV. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in Live Nation Entertainment in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $226,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 24.7% in the fourth quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 3,807 shares of the company's stock valued at $493,000 after acquiring an additional 755 shares in the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 21,172 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,742,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Live Nation Entertainment in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,737,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 16,243 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,103,000 after acquiring an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.52% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Live Nation Entertainment

In other news, EVP John Hopmans sold 34,808 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president now owns 189,456 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $27,922,025.28. This represents a 15.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.72% of the company's stock.

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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