Q1 EPS Estimate for Live Nation Entertainment Cut by Analyst

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.22) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.24) EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Guggenheim upped their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $146.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Macquarie increased their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $146.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $148.00 to $166.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $160.00 price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. 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, Live Nation Entertainment presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.27.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of Live Nation Entertainment stock opened at $122.06 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $28.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.88, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.10, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Live Nation Entertainment has a one year low of $86.81 and a one year high of $157.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $138.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $127.09.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Michael Rowles sold 63,136 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.40, for a total transaction of $9,811,334.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 195,346 shares in the company, valued at $30,356,768.40. This represents a 24.43 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Brian Capo sold 5,066 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.24, for a total transaction of $624,333.84. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 10,549 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,300,058.76. The trade was a 32.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 68,702 shares of company stock valued at $10,497,143 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 8,650,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,120,177,000 after buying an additional 44,703 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,302,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $945,635,000 after buying an additional 105,648 shares during the period. Independent Franchise Partners LLP raised its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 207.6% in the fourth quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 4,693,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $607,871,000 after buying an additional 3,168,210 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,871,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $500,107,000 after buying an additional 108,293 shares during the period. Finally, Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 32.0% in the fourth quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,208,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,447,000 after buying an additional 777,105 shares during the period. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.