Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. $LYV Shares Bought by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,071,673 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 212,592 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA’s holdings in Live Nation Entertainment were worth $501,911,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Clearstead Trust LLC grew its stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment by 469.0% in the 2nd quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the third quarter worth $33,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Live Nation Entertainment during the third quarter worth $34,000. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. purchased a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Live Nation Entertainment in the 2nd quarter valued at $56,000. 74.52% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Live Nation Entertainment News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Bruno Mars sold a record 2.1 million tickets in a single day, highlighting outsized demand for top-tier tours which supports Live Nation’s ticketing and promoter revenue outlook. Bruno Mars Breaks Live Nation Single-Day Ticket Sales Record With 2.1 Million Tickets Sold
• Positive Sentiment: Fund manager commentary (video interview) reiterates Live Nation as a strong entertainment pick — a sentiment driver that can lift retail/institutional interest. Why Live Nation is a strong entertainment stock pick, senior portfolio manager explains
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks issued mixed EPS tweaks: small raises to Q3 2026/Q3 2027 estimates but cuts to Q2 2026 and Q2 2027 — overall consensus full?year EPS remains at $2.38, so these moves are marginal and reflect fine?tuning rather than a material change.
• Neutral Sentiment: Guggenheim trimmed its price target to $168 (from $172) but kept a Buy rating — modestly less upside but continued conviction. Guggenheim adjusts price target on Live Nation Entertainment to $168 from $172, maintains Buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Rothschild & Co Redburn cut its target to $166 but kept a Neutral rating — a small hit to sentiment, but not a downgrade to Sell. Rothschild & Co Redburn cuts price target on Live Nation Entertainment to $166 from $170, maintains Neutral
• Negative Sentiment: A Canadian consumer group is pushing to break up Live Nation under new competition rules — this raises regulatory and structural risk that could hit valuation if enforcement action gains traction. Canadian consumer group seeks to break up Live Nation
• Negative Sentiment: Raymond James downgraded LYV to Hold, and Jefferies trimmed its view — more analyst caution that can weigh on near?term demand for the shares. Raymond James downgrades Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) to a Hold Jefferies cuts Live Nation

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LYV has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Live Nation Entertainment from $173.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Live Nation Entertainment from $195.00 to $181.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn reduced their target price on Live Nation Entertainment from $170.00 to $166.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on shares of Live Nation Entertainment in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $164.00 target price on the stock. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $172.86.

Live Nation Entertainment Stock Performance

Shares of LYV stock opened at $144.74 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $139.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $150.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.41, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market cap of $33.98 billion, a PE ratio of 104.88, a P/E/G ratio of 9.33 and a beta of 1.20. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. has a 1 year low of $112.88 and a 1 year high of $175.25.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.54 by ($0.81). The firm had revenue of $8.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.87 billion. Live Nation Entertainment had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 97.90%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.66 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. will post 2.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Live Nation Entertainment Profile

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.