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The price of Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE: LYV) closed at $154.47 in the last session%, Up $0.88% from day before closing price of $153.13. In other words, the price has increased by $0.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.04 million shares were traded. LYV stock price reached its highest trading level at $156.0815 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $152.78.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LYV’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 0.88. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 23.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 18.82.
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, Bernstein on June 04, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $185.
On April 28, 2025, Susquehanna started tracking the stock assigning a Positive rating and target price of $155.
On September 04, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $125.BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating on September 04, 2024, with a $125 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LYV now has a Market Capitalization of 35829317632 and an Enterprise Value of 39137513472. As of this moment, Live’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 67.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 58.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 99.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.65 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.47.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LYV is 1.41, which has changed by 0.6813977 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LYV has reached a high of $157.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $90.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.66%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LYV traded on average about 2.58M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2457940 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 231.94M 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. Shares short for LYV as of 1752537600 were 18293599 with a Short Ratio of 7.09, compared to 1749772800 on 17165641. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18293599 and a Short% of Float of 11.63.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV) is currently in progress, with 1.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$1.04, with high estimates of -$1.04 and low estimates of -$1.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.47 and $1.47 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.47. EPS for the following year is $2.62, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.65 and $2.6.
Revenue Estimates
According to 16 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $9.09B. It ranges from a high estimate of $9.67B to a low estimate of $8.41B. As of the current estimate, Live Nation Entertainment Inc’s year-ago sales were $7.65BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.4B. There is a high estimate of $7.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.9B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LYV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $26.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.82B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $23.16BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $28.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $29.28B and the low estimate is $26.83B.
