Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Amy Yong - Head, IR Michael Rapino - President & CEO Joe Berchtold - President & CFO Conference Call Participants Brandon Ross - LightShed Partners David Karnovsky - J.P. Morgan Stephen Laszczyk - Goldman Sachs Cameron Mansson-Perrone - Morgan Stanley Peter Henderson - Bank of America Benjamin Soff - Deutsche Bank Kutgun Maral - Evercore ISI David Joyce - Seaport Research Partners Operator Good afternoon.
Live Nation (LYV) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.32 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.34. This compares to loss of $0.53 per share a year ago.
Ticketmaster-parent Live Nation Entertainment missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, hurt by higher concert ticket prices amid economic uncertainty.
Ticketmaster parent Live Nation reported results as analysts try to parse the impact of a higher cost of living, compounded by a global trade war, on concert demand.
LYV's first-quarter 2025 results are likely to reflect the impacts of strong ticket sales, robust sponsorship growth and a rise in average per-fan spending.
Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Live Nation (LYV), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended March 2025.
The concert promoter is capitalizing on brands' desire to get closer to live culture, allowing them to buy their way into a festival's name.
Live Nation (LYV) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Live Nation's “flywheel” business model fueled its rise to become the most powerful company in live music, but that strategy could become a vulnerability.
Live Nation (LYV) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Live Nation said it is constantly working to stop bots from sweeping up tickets but even still, the company said "more efforts are needed to curb runaway resale."
The 'Fast Money' traders talk Live Nation shares tumbling after hours.