Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE: LYV)’s stock price has plunge by -2.73relation to previous closing price of 128.98. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -4.77% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investors.com reported 2025-04-08 that In an age of rising tariffs, earnings growth is one thing S&P 500 investors can lean on. But for some companies, you don’t even have that to count on.
Is It Worth Investing in Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE: LYV) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE: LYV) is above average at 46.23x. The 36-month beta value for LYV is also noteworthy at 1.46. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LYV is 154.51M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.91% of that float. The average trading volume of LYV on April 17, 2025 was 2.66M shares.
LYV’s Market Performance
The stock of Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV) has seen a -4.77% decrease in the past week, with a 5.24% rise in the past month, and a -5.93% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.38%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.44% for LYV. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.01% for LYV’s stock, with a 4.71% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LYV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LYV stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for LYV by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LYV in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $125 based on the research report published on September 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Redburn Atlantic gave a rating of “Buy” to LYV, setting the target price at $115 in the report published on May 09th of the previous year.
LYV Trading at -6.52% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LYV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.47% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.44%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.38%, as shares surge +2.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.26% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LYV fell by -4.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.84% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $126.74. In addition, Live Nation Entertainment Inc saw -3.12% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LYV starting from HINSON JEFFREY T., who sale 500 shares at the price of $122.95 back on Mar 12 ’25. After this action, HINSON JEFFREY T. now owns 52,624 shares of Live Nation Entertainment Inc, valued at $61,475 using the latest closing price.
Capo Brian, the Chief Accounting Officer of Live Nation Entertainment Inc, sale 5,066 shares at $123.24 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that Capo Brian is holding 10,549 shares at $624,334 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LYV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Live Nation Entertainment Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 827.53, with 3.34 for asset returns.
Based on Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.92 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.82. The debt to equity ratio resting at 12.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.62 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -2.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.25for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.99.
Conclusion
In summary, Live Nation Entertainment Inc (LYV) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
