Roth Capital Has Optimistic Outlook of LYV Q2 Earnings

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report issued on Friday, February 21st. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts 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) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.93) by $1.49. Live Nation Entertainment had a net margin of 3.90% and a return on equity of 139.09%. The business had revenue of $5.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.67 billion.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $146.00 target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Live Nation Entertainment from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $152.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Live Nation Entertainment from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Live Nation Entertainment has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $156.00.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Down 6.9 %

Shares of Live Nation Entertainment stock opened at $143.93 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $123.56. Live Nation Entertainment has a 52-week low of $86.81 and a 52-week high of $157.75. The firm has a market cap of $33.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.10, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.