David Baskin Live Nation Entertainment Inc. LYV-N PAST TOP PICK Nov 14, 2023

The government regulators are after them (anti-trust) which is never a good thing.

Concert business is on fire. Stock's been on a rollercoaster due to being sued by DOJ on anti-trust allegations. Pressure short term, but long-term a wonderful business. Great management and free cashflow growth.

Lots of overhang. Prices have certainly increased. Lots of political pressure on how tickets are sold. Government may step in and impose regulations. He likes names without those threats. Chart is volatile.

Despite being sued by DOJ, what matters is fundamentals. Concert business is very strong. Doing all the right things. CEO is a tremendous allocator of capital. Has never had a down year, even in a recession.

Under Trump, it's less likely for the Justice Department to pursue an anti-trust suit against LYV.

Loves the CEO, who is a tremendous capital allocator. Despite pressure from DOJ and consumers, management is trying to make the company invincible. Buying and building venues across the globe -- they want to own the experience end-to-end. 

Company sees no slowdown in consumer spending, and EM potential is just in its infancy. Will be a bit bumpy due to anti-trust lawsuit, but it's profitable with lots of growth ahead. No dividend.

Down 27% from recent highs just last month. An opportunity to buy, though there might be more choppiness ahead. Right at 200-day MA, could be a support level. High growth with 12-15% earnings growth. Bit pricey at 35x forward PE, but it has a near-monopoly on tickets and concert space. 

Decline due to lots of growth stocks falling, plus concerns about consumer.

Significant pullback. Live events are still booming. Regulatory noise from DOJ lawsuit, and that could drag on. If LYV loses, would really dent margins. Record concert demand and venue control could lift 2025 revenue. Value scores 2/10. Wait for turnaround conviction.

A lot of NA stocks look like this chart; massive rally from August to Jan/Feb, and then a big tumble. 200-day MA is $116, and it's encouraging that it seemed to bounce right off. So far, getting support and starting to come back. One of the bigger names in consumer discretionary, and cyclical.

Not only the cyclical retailers, but also defensive retail like WMT and COST, got hit hard in the last few weeks. Suggests people were getting concerned about consumer spending, and with good reason. Uncertainty on tariffs, plus huge slowdown on government spending which takes $$ out of the economy. Broad-based corporate profit warnings.

Not cheap enough for him. Likes that it's a monopoly business. Loves the business and the business model. If we get a recession, stock has a long way to fall.