Prosecutors that were conducting a criminal antitrust probe into Live Nation recommended several months ago that the Justice Department not file charges against the company and its CEO Michael Rapino, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg's Josh Sisco.
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Wall Street analysts forecast LYV stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LYV is 175.86 USD with a low forecast of 164.00 USD and a high forecast of 190.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
14 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast LYV stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LYV is 175.86 USD with a low forecast of 164.00 USD and a high forecast of 190.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
14 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 147.530
Low
164.00
Averages
175.86
High
190.00
Current: 147.530
Low
164.00
Averages
175.86
High
190.00
UBS
Buy
initiated
$164
2025-11-25
Reason
UBS
Price Target
$164
AI Analysis
2025-11-25
initiated
Buy
Reason
UBS initiated coverage of Live Nation with a Buy rating and $164 price target. The firm believes the company is well positioned to benefit from the "strong secular trends" driving double-digit growth in the live entertainment industry. Live Nation has "multiple growth vectors" given its investments in new venues, expansion to international markets, and global artist management, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Guggenheim
Curry Baker
Buy
maintain
$175 -> $172
2025-11-18
Reason
Guggenheim
Curry Baker
Price Target
$175 -> $172
2025-11-18
maintain
Buy
Reason
Guggenheim analyst Curry Baker lowered the firm's price target on Live Nation to $172 from $175 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after updating the firm's model for Q4 and 2026. The largest changes are at Ticketmaster, which faces some one-time headwinds over the next few quarters, the analyst tells investors.
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About LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is a live entertainment company. The Company is a producer of live music concerts. Its segments include Concerts, Ticketing and Sponsorship & Advertising. The Concerts segment principally involves the global promotion of live music events in its owned or operated venues and in rented third-party venues, the operation and management of music venues, the production of music festivals across the world, the creation of associated content and the provision of management and other services to artists. The Ticketing segment is an agency business that sells tickets for events on behalf of its clients. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment employs a sales force that creates and maintains relationships with sponsors through a combination of strategic, international, national, and local opportunities that allow businesses to reach customers through its concert, festival, venue and ticketing assets, including advertising on its Websites.
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Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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