Roth Capital Has Negative Outlook for LYV Q1 Earnings

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Live Nation Entertainment in a report released on Tuesday, April 22nd. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.37) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.22). The consensus estimate for Live Nation Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $2.38 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Live Nation Entertainment’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $152.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $150.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $174.00 price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Macquarie upped their price objective on Live Nation Entertainment from $146.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $149.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Live Nation Entertainment currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $160.33.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Up 1.2 %

LYV stock opened at $132.83 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $31.00 billion, a PE ratio of 48.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.31. 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 twelve month low of $86.81 and a twelve month high of $157.75. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $131.47.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 Trading of Live Nation Entertainment

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Live Nation Entertainment during the third quarter worth about $38,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment in the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Morse Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Live Nation Entertainment during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 74.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Live Nation Entertainment

In other news, EVP Michael Rowles sold 63,136 shares of Live Nation Entertainment stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 195,346 shares in the company, valued at $30,356,768.40. The trade was a 24.43 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Brian Capo sold 5,066 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.24, for a total transaction of $624,333.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 10,549 shares in the company, valued at $1,300,058.76. This represents a 32.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 68,702 shares of company stock valued at $10,497,143 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.72% 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.