NYSE: LYV

Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$183.18+4.31 (+2.4%)

Gekko Brief

Nov 4 close

Live Nation Entertainment closed at $183.18 on 4 November 2026, +2.4% on the day. The price sits above both the 50-day ($172.94) and 200-day ($167.19) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $125.34 to $189.25. The GekkoIndex reads 41.5, in the Distribution zone, down 16 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is $190.80, so the price is 4% below it.

The next earnings report is due on 5 November 2026, today (after close). Over the last 8 reports the company beat the earnings estimate 4 times, with an average move of 4.8% across the report. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged +0.9% over the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

11 firms rate the stock: 9 buy, 1 hold and 1 sell, with a consensus target of $202.62. A typical daily move is about 2.3%, and a typical 20-day move about 6.1%. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 item reads supportive and 2 read as a headwind (gekkoindex, earnings risk).

A plain summary of the figures as of the Nov 4, 2026 close.

Live Nation Entertainment price vs fair value

$190.80$183.18Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $183.18200-day averageGekko Fair Value $190.80

Live Nation Entertainment quick facts

Market cap
$42.67B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
125
EPS, TTM
−$1.11
Revenue, TTM
$26.27B
Profit margin
0.5%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.16
Volume
4.20M avg 2.02M
1-year return
+22.3%
Typical daily move
±2.3%
Typical 20-day move
±6.1%
50-day average
$172.94
200-day average
$167.19
Next earnings
Nov 5 after close
Shares outstanding
233.0M
52-week range
$125.34$189.25

Live Nation Entertainment swing-trade checklist

Live Nation Entertainment scores 1 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

1 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $183.18 is above the 50-day ($172.94) and 200-day ($167.19) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexheadwind

    41.5, Distribution

    Reading 41.5 is in the Distribution zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    4.0% below

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (4% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports today

    Reports on Nov 5, 2026, today — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +0.9% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.9% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Live Nation Entertainment stock chart and price history

Live Nation Entertainment closed at $183.18 on Nov 4, 2026, +22.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $125.34 to $189.25.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Live Nation Entertainment share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$140$160DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct183.18

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+6.6%
3 months
+0.8%
6 months
+9.2%
1 year
+22.3%
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About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment works across the live music business, organizing concerts, producing festivals, and supporting artists with management and related services. It runs shows both at venues it owns or manages and at third-party locations rented for the purpose, and it is widely associated with live musical performances staged around the world.

The company operates through three divisions. Its Concerts arm books and promotes performances and festivals and backs artists with additional services. Its Ticketing arm sells tickets for its own shows and for outside events spanning sports, college athletics, theater, museums and the performing arts, distributing them online, through mobile apps and at physical outlets, and it also supports ticket resale. Its Sponsorship & Advertising arm arranges sponsorship and advertising deals, placing signage, promotions and media content across its venues, events and digital channels, and builds custom branded events for advertisers. As of the end of 2021 its venue count included 165 across North America and 94 in other countries.

The company was incorporated in 2005, was called Live Nation, Inc. until it took its current name in January 2010, and is based in Beverly Hills, California. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker LYV.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Movies/Entertainment
Website
livenationentertainment.com

Live Nation Entertainment GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Live Nation Entertainment’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 41.5, in the Distribution zone, down 16 points over five sessions.

010041.5Distribution

Down 16 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying31+0.4%+2.2%+3.6%+8.0%
Accumulation164+0.7%+1.3%+3.3%+6.7%
Neutral435+0.5%+0.9%+2.3%+5.6%
Distribution (current zone)66+0.8%+1.4%−1.1%+0.5%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average LYV share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →

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Is Live Nation Entertainment stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Live Nation Entertainment trades 4.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $190.80, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Live Nation Entertainment shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$190.80

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

4.0% below fair value · About fair value

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 9.7% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$191$179Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Live Nation Entertainment insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Live Nation Entertainment, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for LYV in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in LYV were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Live Nation Entertainment has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
$23.53M
As a share of market cap
0.06%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

5of the funds Gekko tracks hold LYV.

3added1opened1trimmed1sold out
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Live Nation Entertainment earnings: next date and track record

Live Nation Entertainment reports on Nov 5, 2026, after the close (today), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4.8%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+5.4%Nov ’24−2.8%Feb ’25+1.0%May ’25+2.6%Aug ’25−10.0%Nov ’25+4.4%Feb ’26+6.5%May ’26−5.6%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Live Nation reported strong Q2 2026 results with fan counts up over 10% across all venue types, geographies, and genres. Management cited record consumer spending, with food/beverage and liquor sales up year-over-year. Cancellation rates hit historic lows at 1.1% versus 1.6% average. U.S. growth was impacted by stadium availability in Q2/early Q3, while international delivered strong first-half performance.
Guidance
Management expects double-digit fan growth for full-year 2026, driving double-digit revenue and AOI growth with margin expansion. U.S. and international segments each expected to deliver double-digit fan growth in both Q3 and Q4. Deferred revenue levels provide confidence in booked inventory.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026$1.05
est $0.66
+58.9%$7.67B
est $7.56B
+1.5%−5.6%
May 5, 2026$0.08
est −$0.12
+169.0%$3.79B
est $3.57B
+6.2%+6.5%
Feb 19, 2026−$1.06
est −$1.02
−3.9%$6.31B
est $6.10B
+3.4%+4.4%
Nov 4, 2025$0.73
est $1.31
−44.3%$8.50B
est $8.56B
−0.7%−10.0%
Aug 7, 2025$0.41
est $1.03
−60.2%$7.01B
est $6.85B
+2.3%+2.6%
May 1, 2025$0.09
est $0.13
−26.2%$3.38B
est $3.48B
−2.7%+1.0%
Feb 20, 2025$1.39
est −$1.05
+232.4%$5.68B
est $5.60B
+1.5%−2.8%
Nov 11, 2024$1.66
est $1.61
+3.1%$7.65B
est $7.75B
−1.3%+5.4%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Live Nation Entertainment stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Live Nation Entertainment is $202.62, +10.6% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$202.62consensus 12-month target, +10.6% from the last close
Low $167High $220
Buy9
Hold1
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 30UBSBuy, maintained$208+13.5%
Oct 20SusquehannaHold, maintained$183−0.1%
Oct 19BTIGBuy, maintained$215+17.4%
Oct 19Morgan StanleyBuy, reiterated$215+17.4%
Oct 19CFRASell, downgraded$167−8.8%
−1.1%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+0.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Live Nation Entertainment seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Live Nation Entertainment averaged +0.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−6.1%2021+4.5%2022−4.7%2023+17.2%2024−9.8%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+3.4%4 of 5
Next 10 trading days+0.8%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days0.0%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+0.9%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days+2.4%2 of 5

For scale, LYV’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.1%.

Live Nation Entertainment market cap and key statistics

Live Nation Entertainment’s market cap is $42.67B and revenue of $26.27B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$42.67B
Forward P/E
125
EPS, TTM
−$1.11
Gekko Fair Value
$190.80

Trading

Volume
4.20M
Avg volume, 20 days
2.02M
52-week high
$189.25
52-week low
$125.34
Shares outstanding
233.0M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$26.27B
Profit margin
0.5%
Return on equity
17.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+156.2%

Risk and income

Beta
1.16
Typical daily move
±2.3%
Typical 20-day move
±6.1%

Live Nation Entertainment stock news this week

Coverage of Live Nation Entertainment this week reads positive: 6 positive, 4 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Live Nation Entertainment peers

Live Nation Entertainment’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
DISWalt Disney+2.3%Distribution10.7% above
TKOTKO+1.3%Neutral41.4% below
DKNGDraftKings+4.1%Neutral44.7% below
MSGSMadison Square Garden Sports+1.5%Buying18.8% below
CHDNChurchill Downs−1.0%Distribution23.5% below
CNKCinemark+2.3%Neutral37.4% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Live Nation Entertainment stock FAQ

What is Live Nation Entertainment’s market cap?

Live Nation Entertainment’s market cap is $42.67B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $183.18, with 233.0M shares outstanding.

What is the Live Nation Entertainment stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Live Nation Entertainment is $202.62, +10.6% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Live Nation Entertainment stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Live Nation Entertainment is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $183.18 is 4.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $190.80. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Live Nation Entertainment report earnings next?

Live Nation Entertainment is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, after the market closes (today). Analysts expect earnings of $1.51 per share on revenue of $9.60B. Live Nation Entertainment beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 4.8% on average across the report.

What is Live Nation Entertainment’s 52-week high and low?

Live Nation Entertainment’s 52-week high is $189.25 and its 52-week low is $125.34; it closed at $183.18 on Nov 4, 2026, +22.3% over the past year.

Is Live Nation Entertainment stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend), 2 as mixed (fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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