Q2 Earnings Estimate for LYV Issued By Roth Capital

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report released on Thursday, December 12th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.49 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.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on LYV. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $132.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted 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. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $132.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Live Nation Entertainment from $120.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $125.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Live Nation Entertainment currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $144.33.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE LYV opened at $135.95 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $125.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $106.35. The stock has a market cap of $31.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 144.63, a PEG ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.10. Live Nation Entertainment has a 12 month low of $86.67 and a 12 month high of $141.18.

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

Institutional Trading of Live Nation Entertainment

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $748,000. Select Equity Group L.P. lifted its position in Live Nation Entertainment by 12.3% during the second quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 12,940,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,213,053,000 after buying an additional 1,415,173 shares in the last quarter. Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Live Nation Entertainment during the second quarter worth $3,985,000. Czech National Bank grew its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 31,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,493,000 after buying an additional 4,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 48.3% in the 2nd quarter. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. now owns 51,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,798,000 after acquiring an additional 16,668 shares during the last quarter. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.