NYSECommunication ServicesEntertainmentSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Communication Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Revenue growth around 12% in 2026: rev +12.0% vs 10%.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 11% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskLive Nation's growth strategy must continue to succeed to justify its current price. Revenue rose to $7.7 billion in the second quarter, beating expectations. It trades at 1.7 times price-to-sales, which is in line with its peers. The market expects less growth than previously forecasted, indicating modest expectations. If Live Nation cuts guidance on the next call, it could negatively impact the stock. Peer multiples imply a price about 4% above where it trades; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. LYV is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering LYV (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LYV in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 4 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Movies & Entertainment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Advances: Double-digit adjusted operating income growth
Record attendance supports double-digit income growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $174.13
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $174.13.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Antitrust trial could impact operational strategies and growth.
Advances: Venue Nation fan growth by double-digits
Concert attendance indicates double-digit fan growth.
Advances: Revenue growth target for 2026
Beating revenue confirms growth trajectory for 2026.
International demand boosts revenue growth outlook.
Quarterly revenue estimates beat indicates strong demand.
Resilient demand supports revenue growth targets.
Advances: Revenue growth target for 2026
Substantial revenue confirms growth strategy effectiveness.
