LYV
Live Nation Entertainment
Communication Services · Movies & Entertainment · US
$160.07
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$38.0B
Total market value of the company
75.40
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+12.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
14.9%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$184.78
+15% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 23 analysts covering this stock
About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. The company operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. Its 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 associated content; and offers management and other services to artists. The Ticketing segment manages the ticketing operations, including the provision of ticketing software and services to consumers with marketplace for tickets and event information through mobile apps, other websites, and retail outlets, as well as its websites, such as livenation.com and ticketmaster.com; and provides ticket resale services. This segment offers ticketing services for arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. Its Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage, online advertising, and promotional programs; rich media offering, including advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads through distribution network of venues, events, and websites. This segment also manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs, as well as develops, books, and produces custom events or programs for specific brands. It owns, operates, or leases entertainment venues. The company was formerly known as Live Nation, Inc. and changed its name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in January 2010. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

https://www.livenationentertainment.com

Country: United States Employees: 17,700 Industry: Entertainment
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
45.4% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
2.3% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
39.7% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.6% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$43.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-272.3%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
3.2th
Ranks in the top 97% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
16.5
Quality Score
46.0
Combined
23.4

Trading at $163, 280% above fair value of $43. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 2% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
1.093
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
0.0904
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.177
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
32.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-27.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
8
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.11
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$175.25
9% below the year high
52W Low
$125.34
28% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,114,093
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
7.4
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
13.6%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$-1.77
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

7.38
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
0.89
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.72
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
25.9%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-9.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$2.1B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$25.6B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-410,320,992
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
23
Target High
$206.00
Target Median
$184.78
Target Low
$145.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-08 ROWLES MICHAEL G General Counsel 63,776 $1,851,417
2026-05-08 ROWLES MICHAEL G General Counsel 63,776 $10,474,406
2026-05-07 HOPMANS JOHN Officer 83,480 $2,423,424
2026-05-07 HOPMANS JOHN Officer 93,078 $15,457,892
2026-03-12 CAPO BRIAN Officer 3,042
2026-03-12 RAPINO MICHAEL JAMES Chief Executive Officer 61,895
2026-03-10 HINSON JEFFREY T Director 944 $156,581
2026-03-10 HINSON JEFFREY T Director 750
2026-01-20 KAHAN JAMES SAMUEL Director 4,000
2025-12-15 BERCHTOLD JOSEPH President 134,881 $2,611,296
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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