Is LYV a good stock to buy?
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026
- PT$203.38 +14.0%
- ConsensusBuy · 25
- MAs4 of 4
- MA20×50Golden 8d ago
- MACD0.18
- Earnings in97d
- RSI55
- Support-2.7%
- Resistance+3.6%
- Off 52w high-5.7%
- Volume1.3x
- Bollingerupper half
- News0.00
- FCF yield+2.1%
- Trendsideways
- 52w range$125–$189
- ATR+2.8%
- Off ATH-5.7%
- Insiders-$35.94M
- Sector▼ -7.1%
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Is Live Nation a good stock to buy?
Live Nation is strong on 2 of the 5 questions about the business; weak on advantage and execution. pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.
- Demand growing
- Advantage easy to copy
- Economics profits growing
- Execution misses
- Fragility some risks
- Price like its peers
LYV sales growth revenue growth
+15%a year, for the last 3 yearsLive Nation's sales grew 15% a year for 3 years, to $25.2B in fiscal 2025.
LYV analysts' forecast revenue estimates
+13%the sales they expect next fiscal year, on the lastAnalysts expect Live Nation's sales to grow 13% to $28.44B in fiscal 2026 (15 analysts).
LYV margin on each sale gross margin
16%left after making the productLive Nation kept 16% of each sale after making the product in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; its competitors' median is 36%.
LYV cash generated free cash flow
$885Mcash left after investing, last 12 monthsLive Nation generated $885M of free cash flow in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, more than its reported profit.
LYV earnings vs estimates
2 of 4quarters above the analysts' estimateLive Nation beat the analysts' profit estimate in 2 of 4 quarters, the latest on Nov 5, 2026; 4 quarters with one-time gains or charges are left out.
LYV insider selling
-$62.4Msold, net, by its executives in 12 monthsLive Nation's executives and directors sold a net $62.4M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.
LYV number of employees
+9%more people in a yearLive Nation had 17,700 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 9% more than a year before.
LYV CEO pay
$32.55Mfor fiscal 2025, 31% of it in stock and optionsLive Nation paid its CEO $32.55M for fiscal 2025, 31% of it in stock and options.
LYV financial health Altman Z-score
2.0Altman Z-score, safe above 3Live Nation's Altman Z-score is 2.0 (Nov 13, 2026), between 1.8 and 3, the grey zone.
LYV quality checks Piotroski score
5 of 9checks passedLive Nation passes 5 of the 9 Piotroski checks in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; it misses on return on assets, new shares, gross margin and sales for its assets.
LYV biggest customers
under 10%of sales from any one customerNo customer made 10% of Live Nation's sales in fiscal 2025.
LYV in past recessions
pretickt analysis-84%its sales in the worst oneLive Nation's sales fell in 1 of the last 2 US recessions, by as much as 84% in fiscal 2020.
LYV analysts' target price target
+14%to their average targetAnalysts' average price target for Live Nation is $203, 14% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $178.45.
LYV growth priced in fair value
pretickt analysis+19%a year, for ten years, to be worth the priceAt $178.45 a share, Live Nation's free cash flow must grow about 19% a year for ten years to be worth the price (Nov 13, 2026).
Who are Live Nation's biggest competitors?
pretickt compares Live Nation with TKO, Fox, Fox and Disney. Live Nation's sales grew 13% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Fox (+9%), Fox (+9%) and Disney (+5%), slower than TKO (+28%).
Are insiders selling Live Nation stock?
Live Nation's executives and directors sold a net $62.4M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.
Who owns Live Nation stock?
918 institutions hold 85% of Live Nation's shares (Jun 30, 2026); BlackRock added shares that quarter, Vanguard and State Street sold some.
How many employees does Live Nation have?
Live Nation had 17,700 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, 9% more than a year before.
Who are Live Nation's biggest customers?
No customer made 10% of Live Nation's sales in fiscal 2025.
From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.