Live Ventures (LIVE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Live Ventures Incorporated is a diversified holding company that acquires, manages and grows businesses across multiple industry verticals. The company focuses on small- to mid-market enterprises in the United States, targeting sectors where it can leverage operational expertise to drive revenue growth and improve efficiencies. Live Ventures’ investment strategy centers on businesses in e-commerce and direct marketing, consumer finance, industrial products and energy services.

Among its key subsidiaries is Hanover Direct, a direct-to-consumer catalog and e-commerce retailer offering apparel, home décor and beauty products. Live Ventures also operates PeopleLoans.com, an online consumer lending platform providing personal loan solutions, and manages industrial and energy businesses that supply specialty materials and services to niche markets. Through these operating units, the company generates revenue from product sales, marketing services and loan origination fees.

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Live Ventures trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol LIVE. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Raczka, the company has pursued a roll-up strategy, completing a series of acquisitions to diversify its portfolio and expand its geographic reach. Live Ventures continues to evaluate new acquisition opportunities aimed at enhancing shareholder value and strengthening its market position in North America.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.55 to $10.30
• 50-Day Range: $9.00 to $14.13
• 52-Week Range: $7.01 to $25.42
• Volume: 5,584 shs
• Average Volume: 7,536 shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.62 million
• P/E Ratio: 27.11
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Live Ventures Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Live Ventures scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Live Ventures has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Live Ventures has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Live Ventures is 27.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 43.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Live Ventures is 27.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Multi-Sector Conglomerates sector average P/E ratio of about 22.99.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Live Ventures has a P/B Ratio of 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.56% of the float of Live Ventures has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Live Ventures has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.55, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Live Ventures has recently decreased by 43.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Live Ventures does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for LIVE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Live Ventures to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $55,035.00 in company stock, which represents 0.1740% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Live Ventures insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $55,035.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

68.40% of the stock of Live Ventures is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.46% of the stock of Live Ventures is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/12/2026
• Today: 6/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Multi-Sector Conglomerates
• Industry: DIVERSIFIED OPS
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LIVE
• CIK: 1045742
• Web: www.live-ventures.com
• Phone: (702) 997-5968
• Fax: 480-654-9727
• Employees: 1,744
• Year Founded: 1968

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.74 million
• Net Margins: 0.88%
• Pretax Margin: 0.47%
• Return on Equity: 6.01%
• Return on Assets: 1.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.41
• Current Ratio: 1.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $444.94 million
• Price / Sales: 0.07
• Cash Flow: $12.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.81
• Book Value: $31.02 per share
• Price / Book: 0.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,070,000
• Free Float: 971,000
• Market Cap: $31.62 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.00