Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) Cut to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report on Friday. Moffett Nathanson reduced their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $185.00 to $180.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their price target on Live Nation Entertainment from $170.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Friday. Finally, Guggenheim reduced their price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $172.00 to $168.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.10.

Live Nation Entertainment Trading Up 3.4%

Shares of LYV opened at $162.88 on Friday. Live Nation Entertainment has a 12-month low of $112.88 and a 12-month high of $175.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -678.65, a P/E/G ratio of 11.32 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $146.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $150.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.41.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The company reported ($1.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.00) by ($0.06). Live Nation Entertainment had a net margin of 1.79% and a return on equity of 47.39%. The firm had revenue of $6.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.58 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Live Nation Entertainment will post 2.38 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Live Nation Entertainment

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 3.3% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 17,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,269,000 after purchasing an additional 547 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Live Nation Entertainment by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its position in Live Nation Entertainment by 17.0% in the 2nd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 2,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $369,000 after buying an additional 354 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of Live Nation Entertainment in the second quarter worth $217,000. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 3.4% during the second quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 67,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,150,000 after acquiring an additional 2,191 shares during the period. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Live Nation Entertainment

Here are the key news stories impacting Live Nation Entertainment this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue beat and operating drivers — Revenue rose ~11% Y/Y to $6.31B, driven by concert sales, sponsorships and ticketing upsells; several outlets report the quarter beat top‑line expectations, supporting optimism about demand. Live Nation’s Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Big-bank price target upgrades — JPMorgan and Bank of America both raised their targets to $180 and kept bullish ratings (Overweight/Buy), signaling analyst conviction that upside remains as concert demand persists. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Company outlook and call commentary — Management signaled strong global demand and suggested 2026 could be a record year, which supports growth expectations but relies on continued touring and monetization. Live Nation signals record 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading halt around earnings — Shares were temporarily halted for a news release, a routine market reaction to material company announcements. (No link)
• Negative Sentiment: Antitrust litigation risk remains — A judge rejected Live Nation’s bid to dismiss portions of the DOJ/state lawsuit, allowing key claims to proceed to trial; this legal overhang increases regulatory and financial uncertainty. Judge rejects Live Nation bid to dismiss US lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability and cash flow pressures — EPS missed estimates (-$1.06 vs ~-1.00) and the quarter showed operating/net losses, negative operating cash flow and elevated capex/spending, which keeps margin and balance‑sheet scrutiny high despite a large cash balance. QuiverQuant Q4 earnings summary

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment is a global live entertainment company that promotes, operates and sells tickets for live events. The company’s core activities include concert promotion and production, venue operations and management, ticketing services through its Ticketmaster platform, artist management and development, and sponsorship and advertising services tied to live events. These integrated businesses are designed to connect artists, fans and commercial partners across the live event ecosystem.

The company in its current form was created following the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, combining a promoter and venue operator with one of the industry’s largest ticketing platforms.