Q2 Earnings Forecast for LYV Issued By Roth Capital

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Live Nation Entertainment in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, December 12th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler expects that the company will post earnings of $1.49 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Live Nation Entertainment's current full-year earnings is $1.04 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Live Nation Entertainment's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 11th. The company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $7.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.75 billion. Live Nation Entertainment had a return on equity of 77.62% and a net margin of 2.11%. The business's revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.78 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on LYV. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Guggenheim upped their price objective on Live Nation Entertainment from $146.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $120.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Macquarie increased their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $130.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $123.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Live Nation Entertainment currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $144.33.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Down 0.6 %

NYSE LYV traded down $0.76 during trading on Friday, reaching $135.08. 341,894 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,197,428. Live Nation Entertainment has a 12-month low of $86.67 and a 12-month high of $141.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.10, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market cap of $31.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 1.37. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $125.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $106.07.

Institutional Trading of Live Nation Entertainment

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Retirement Systems of Alabama boosted its holdings in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 34,119 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,736,000 after acquiring an additional 2,697 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its position in Live Nation Entertainment by 10.7% during the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 24,668 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,701,000 after purchasing an additional 2,386 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Live Nation Entertainment in the third quarter valued at $499,000. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Live Nation Entertainment during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co raised its stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co now owns 45,037 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,931,000 after buying an additional 1,016 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.52% of the company's stock.

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.