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Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE: LYV) closed the day trading at $136.15 down -2.90% from the previous closing price of $140.22. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.9 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LYV, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 78.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 72.29.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Susquehanna on April 28, 2025, initiated with a Positive rating and assigned the stock a target price of $155.
On September 04, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $125.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 28 ’25 when Liberty Media Corp. bought 10,488,960 shares for $140.22 per share.
Hopmans John sold 34,808 shares of LYV for $5,130,003 on May 16 ’25. The EVP, M&A and Strategic Finance now owns 189,456 shares after completing the transaction at $147.38 per share. On May 16 ’25, another insider, Hopmans John, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 34,808 shares for $144.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Live’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 45.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 297.68.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LYV has reached a high of $157.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $86.81. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.01%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 231.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 154.97M. Insiders hold about 33.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.51% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 2.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.12, with high estimates of $2.46 and low estimates of $1.78.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.47 and $1.63 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.1. EPS for the following year is $2.94, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $3.17 and $2.6.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $6.93B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.59B to a low estimate of $6.41B. As of the current estimate, Live Nation Entertainment Inc’s year-ago sales were $6.02BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $9.31B. There is a high estimate of $10B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.41B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LYV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $27.19B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.22B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $23.16BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $28.25B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $29.29B and the low estimate is $26.16B.
