Seaport Res Ptn Has Bearish Forecast for LYV Q2 Earnings

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.10. The consensus estimate for Live Nation Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $2.38 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Live Nation Entertainment’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.95 EPS.

LYV has been the subject of a number of other reports. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $149.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $148.00 to $166.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $146.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $157.27.

Live Nation Entertainment Price Performance

LYV stock opened at $119.11 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $139.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $127.15. The stock has a market cap of $27.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.38. Live Nation Entertainment has a 1 year low of $86.81 and a 1 year high of $157.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.10, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.93) by $1.49. The company had revenue of $5.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.67 billion. Live Nation Entertainment had a net margin of 3.90% and a return on equity of 139.09%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Michael Rowles sold 63,136 shares of Live Nation Entertainment stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.40, for a total value of $9,811,334.40. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey T. Hinson sold 500 shares of Live Nation Entertainment stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $122.95, for a total transaction of $61,475.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 52,624 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,470,120.80. This trade represents a 0.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 68,702 shares of company stock worth $10,497,143 over the last quarter. 2.72% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Live Nation Entertainment

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. World Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the 4th quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the 3rd quarter worth about $42,000. Institutional investors own 74.52% of the company’s stock.

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.