Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) Expected to Earn Q3 2025 Earnings of $1.58 Per Share

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Live Nation Entertainment in a research report issued on Monday, April 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.58 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.57. The consensus estimate for Live Nation Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Live Nation Entertainment’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.52) EPS.

LYV has been the topic of a number of other research reports. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $108.00 target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research note on Tuesday. Roth Capital raised shares of Live Nation Entertainment from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price target on Live Nation Entertainment from $124.00 to $119.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.30.

Live Nation Entertainment Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE LYV opened at $90.08 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $99.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.54. Live Nation Entertainment has a fifty-two week low of $64.96 and a fifty-two week high of $107.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.30, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.96. The company has a market cap of $20.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.73 and a beta of 1.30.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The company reported ($1.22) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.13) by ($0.09). Live Nation Entertainment had a return on equity of 118.42% and a net margin of 2.48%. The firm had revenue of $5.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.72 billion.

Insider Buying and Selling at Live Nation Entertainment

In other news, Director Jeffrey T. Hinson sold 1,001 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.50, for a total transaction of $100,600.50. Following the transaction, the director now owns 59,374 shares in the company, valued at $5,967,087. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.85% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 560,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,566,000 after acquiring an additional 36,298 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 567,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,164,000 after purchasing an additional 66,390 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 77.5% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 34,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,201,000 after purchasing an additional 14,928 shares during the period. Synergy Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Live Nation Entertainment in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,151,000. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 9,800.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 495 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 490 shares during the period. 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.