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Live Nation Entertainment

131.28 USD
+2.78
2.16%
At close Apr 23, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
129.99
-1.29
0.98%
1 day
2.16%
5 days
2.61%
1 month
3.35%
3 months
-5.68%
6 months
14.43%
Year to date
1.59%
1 year
45.72%
5 years
232.78%
10 years
405.31%
 

About: Live Nation is the largest live entertainment company in the world, serving as a concert promoter, venue operator, and ticketing platform. In addition, the firm generates revenue from sponsorships and advertising. With offices in 45 countries, Live Nation promotes concerts globally and it owns, operates, or had exclusive booking rights to nearly 400 venues worldwide at the end of 2024, which the firm says makes it the second-largest operator of music venues globally. In 2024, Live Nation promoted nearly 55,000 events, drawing more than 150 million fans. Ticketmaster is a dominant global ticketing service, selling almost 640 million tickets in 2024.

Employees: 16,200

0
Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

146% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 138 | Existing positions closed: 56

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.7B [Q3] → $22.2B (+$3.51B) [Q4]

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 209

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 617 [Q3] → 685 (+68) [Q4]

0.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.17% [Q3] → 74.4% (+0.23%) [Q4]

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $445M | Put options by funds: $511M

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q3] → 8 (-8) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$165
26%
upside
Avg. target
$173
32%
upside
High target
$180
37%
upside

9 analyst ratings

positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Benchmark
Matthew Harrigan
44% 1-year accuracy
32 / 72 met price target
36%upside
$178
Buy
Reiterated
1 Apr 2025
Rosenblatt
Barton Crockett
29% 1-year accuracy
18 / 62 met price target
33%upside
$174
Buy
Maintained
1 Apr 2025
Macquarie
Paul Golding
17% 1-year accuracy
9 / 52 met price target
26%upside
$165
Outperform
Maintained
6 Mar 2025
B of A Securities
Peter Henderson
20% 1-year accuracy
1 / 5 met price target
33%upside
$175
Buy
Maintained
24 Feb 2025
Morgan Stanley
Cameron Mansson-Perrone
60% 1-year accuracy
3 / 5 met price target
37%upside
$180
Overweight
Reiterated
21 Feb 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about LYV published over the past 30 days

Positive
Deadline
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Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
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Positive
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5 days ago
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What Makes Live Nation (LYV) a New Buy Stock
Negative
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Fox Business
3 weeks ago
Live Nation CEO praises Trump executive order against 'exploitive ticket scalping'
Live Nation said it is constantly working to stop bots from sweeping up tickets but even still, the company said "more efforts are needed to curb runaway resale."
Live Nation CEO praises Trump executive order against 'exploitive ticket scalping'
Negative
CNBC Television
3 weeks ago
Live Nation falls after hours on news Pres. Trump is targeting live event ticketing
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Neutral
CNBC Television
3 weeks ago
Pres. Trump signing EO to regulate live entertainment ticketing industry
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Positive
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
Live Nation Entertainment Rises 22% in a Year: Time to Buy the Stock?
LYV is well-positioned for growth in 2025 with high ticket volume and expansion of new venues, which investors can see as a compelling entry point in the year.
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