How to buy Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) stocks

Live Nation Entertainment is an entertainment business based in the US. Live Nation Entertainment shares (LYV) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $132.19 – a decrease of 2.77% over the previous week. Live Nation Entertainment employs 14,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $23.3 billion.

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Live Nation Entertainment stock price (NYSE: LYV)

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Live Nation Entertainment stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$132.19
52-week range	$86.67 - $141.18
50-day moving average more info button	$126.30
200-day moving average more info button	$104.36
Wall St. target price	$144.06
PE ratio more info button	148.9775
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.89

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Live Nation Entertainment price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $132.59 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-2.47%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-2.87%
3 months (2024-09-20)	27.93%
6 months (2024-06-20)	43.68%

1 year (2023-12-20)	46.28%
2 years (2022-12-20)	93.05%
3 years (2021-12-20)	24.07%
5 years (2019-12-20)	85.31%

Is Live Nation Entertainment stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Live Nation Entertainment stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Live Nation Entertainment's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Live Nation Entertainment's P/E ratio

Live Nation Entertainment's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 149x. In other words, Live Nation Entertainment shares trade at around 149x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Live Nation Entertainment's PEG ratio

Live Nation Entertainment's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.7672. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Live Nation Entertainment's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Live Nation Entertainment's EBITDA

Live Nation Entertainment's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.5 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Live Nation Entertainment's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Live Nation Entertainment financials

Revenue TTM	$23.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	8.31%
Gross profit TTM	$4.3 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.19%
Return on equity TTM	35.81%
Profit margin	2.01%
Book value	$1.26
Market Capitalization more info button	$30.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Live Nation Entertainment stock dividends

We're not expecting Live Nation Entertainment to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Live Nation Entertainment stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Live Nation Entertainment's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $86.67 up to $141.18. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Live Nation Entertainment's is 1.334. This would suggest that Live Nation Entertainment's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Live Nation Entertainment overview

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company worldwide. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The 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 and streams 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 clients and consumers with marketplace for tickets and event information through mobile apps, other websites, retail outlets, and its primary websites, such as livenation.com and ticketmaster.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Live Nation Entertainment is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 32.28% of Live Nation Entertainment stocks are held by insiders and 75.591% by institutions. How many people work for Live Nation Entertainment?
Latest data suggests 14,700 work at Live Nation Entertainment. When does the fiscal year end for Live Nation Entertainment?
Live Nation Entertainment's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Live Nation Entertainment based?
Live Nation Entertainment's address is: 9348 Civic Center Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, United States, 90210 What is Live Nation Entertainment's ISIN number?
Live Nation Entertainment's international securities identification number is: US5380341090 What is Live Nation Entertainment's CUSIP number?
Live Nation Entertainment's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 14985W109

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