Live Nation EntertainmentLYV
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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
75% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q4 2024] → 14 (+6) [Q1 2025]
46% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 124 | Existing positions closed: 85
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 263 | Existing positions reduced: 225
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 689 [Q4 2024] → 711 (+22) [Q1 2025]
2.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.43% [Q4 2024] → 76.57% (+2.14%) [Q1 2025]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.2B [Q4 2024] → $23.1B (+$864M) [Q1 2025]
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $515M | Put options by funds: $692M
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
Susquehanna Joseph Stauff | 19%upside $165 | Positive Maintained | 10 Jun 2025 |
Wolfe Research John Janedis | 22%upside $168 | Outperform Maintained | 10 Jun 2025 |
Roth MKM Eric Handler | 19%upside $164 | Buy Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Rosenblatt Barton Crockett | 23%upside $170 | Buy Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Benchmark Matthew Harrigan | 29%upside $178 | Buy Reiterated | 1 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about LYV published over the past 30 days









