Wolfe Research Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) Stock

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) had its target price raised by analysts at Wolfe Research from $175.00 to $186.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Wolfe Research’s target price suggests a potential upside of 14.20% from the company’s current price.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on LYV. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a report on Monday, December 29th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $198.00 price objective on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Friday. Moffett Nathanson dropped their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $185.00 to $180.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America raised their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $164.00 to $181.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $178.75.

Live Nation Entertainment Price Performance

Live Nation Entertainment stock opened at $162.88 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $146.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $150.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -678.65, a PEG ratio of 11.69 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.41. Live Nation Entertainment has a 52-week low of $112.88 and a 52-week high of $175.25.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last posted its quarterly 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 return on equity of 47.39% and a net margin of 1.79%.The business had revenue of $6.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.58 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Live Nation Entertainment will post 2.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Live Nation Entertainment

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LYV. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 22.1% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 9,725,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,589,196,000 after buying an additional 1,763,511 shares during the period. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,606,000. Profund Advisors LLC grew its position in Live Nation Entertainment by 51.1% in the 3rd quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 11,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,820,000 after acquiring an additional 3,767 shares in the last quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. purchased a new stake in Live Nation Entertainment during the third quarter worth about $1,191,000. Finally, WT Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the third quarter worth about $1,753,000. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Live Nation Entertainment News

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.