Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of LYV Q1 Earnings

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report released on Friday, February 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.05 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.11. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $110.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $146.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised 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. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $120.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Macquarie raised their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $130.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $156.00.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Performance

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

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $5.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.67 billion.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Live Nation Entertainment

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 17.9% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 493 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 19.0% during the 4th quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 500 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP raised its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP now owns 867 shares of the company’s stock worth $112,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 3,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 21.2% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 532 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.