Roth Capital Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for LYV

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report issued on Friday, February 21st. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will earn $1.61 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.49. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.92 EPS.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.93) by $1.49. The company had revenue of $5.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.67 billion. Live Nation Entertainment had a return on equity of 139.09% and a net margin of 3.90%.

LYV has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Live Nation Entertainment from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com raised Live Nation Entertainment from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $160.00 price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $152.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Live Nation Entertainment from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $156.00.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Performance

NYSE LYV traded down $1.19 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $140.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,989,587 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,162,197. Live Nation Entertainment has a 52 week low of $86.81 and a 52 week high of $157.75. The stock has a market cap of $32.76 billion, a PE ratio of 51.83, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.10. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $123.69.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Live Nation Entertainment

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Planning increased its position in Live Nation Entertainment by 3.2% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 29,405 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,220,000 after acquiring an additional 904 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 385.3% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 529 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 17.7% during the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,882 shares of the company's stock valued at $316,000 after buying an additional 434 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Live Nation Entertainment by 2.8% in the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 3,218 shares of the company's stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 11,822.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 10,730 shares of the company's stock worth $1,175,000 after acquiring an additional 10,640 shares during the last quarter. 74.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Live Nation Entertainment

In other news, EVP Michael Rowles sold 63,136 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.40, for a total value of $9,811,334.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 195,346 shares of the company's stock, valued at $30,356,768.40. The trade was a 24.43 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.72% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.