Live Ventures (LIVE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Live Ventures Incorporated (NASDAQ: LIVE) is a diversified holding company that acquires and operates businesses in the retail and manufacturing sectors. The company focuses on building a portfolio of operating businesses and supporting their long-term growth through strategic management and capital allocation.

Its manufacturing operations are conducted primarily through Marquis Industries, which produces and distributes residential and commercial carpet, carpet-related products, and specialty yarns. Live Ventures’ retail operations include Vintage Stock, a retailer of new and used movies, video games, music, books, collectibles, and related entertainment merchandise. The company has also been associated with appliance and other specialty retail operations.

Live Ventures is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, and serves customers through retail locations and business operations across the United States. The company traces its corporate history to LiveDeal, Inc., which adopted the Live Ventures name as it expanded its focus as a diversified holding company. Jon Isaac serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.15 to $7.48
• 50-Day Range: $7.20 to $8.80
• 52-Week Range: $7.00 to $22.70
• Volume: 3,697 shs
• Average Volume: 7,521 shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.95 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Live Ventures Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Live Ventures scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 425th out of 479 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. 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: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Live Ventures is -5.95, 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 Ventures is -5.95, 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 Ventures has a P/B Ratio of 0.23. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.61% 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 3.79, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Live Ventures has recently increased by 1.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Live Ventures has a news sentiment score of 1.79. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Live Ventures this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for LIVE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Live Ventures insiders have not sold or bought any 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: 8/13/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Household Durables
• Sub-Industry: Home Furnishings
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LIVE
• CIK: 1045742
• Web: www.liveventures.com
• Phone: (702) 997-5968
• Fax: 480-654-9727
• Employees: 1,744
• Year Founded: 1968

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.20)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.74 million
• Net Margins: -0.59%
• Pretax Margin: -0.93%
• Return on Equity: 1.13%
• Return on Assets: 0.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.08
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $444.94 million
• Price / Sales: 0.05
• Cash Flow: $12.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.59
• Book Value: $31.03 per share
• Price / Book: 0.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,070,000
• Free Float: 971,000
• Market Cap: $22.95 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.10