Q3 EPS Forecast for Live Nation Entertainment Cut by Analyst

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Live Nation Entertainment in a report issued on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.57. The consensus estimate for Live Nation Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is $2.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Live Nation Entertainment’s FY2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on LYV. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $165.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of Live Nation Entertainment from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Live Nation Entertainment from $168.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn downgraded shares of Live Nation Entertainment from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $144.00 to $170.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $171.42.

Live Nation Entertainment Trading Up 0.3%

NYSE:LYV opened at $157.18 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.38, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $162.25 and a 200-day moving average of $148.96. The company has a market cap of $36.85 billion, a PE ratio of 68.04, a PEG ratio of 12.24 and a beta of 1.40. Live Nation Entertainment has a one year low of $112.88 and a one year high of $175.25.

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.67). The business had revenue of $7.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.93 billion. Live Nation Entertainment had a return on equity of 105.85% and a net margin of 3.88%.The company’s revenue was up 16.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LYV. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 72.6% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 24.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $511,000 after acquiring an additional 771 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 4.3% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $487,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 2.7% in the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 18,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,399,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in Live Nation Entertainment by 65.3% in the first quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 9,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,252,000 after acquiring an additional 3,788 shares during the last quarter. 74.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.