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Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (LYV-N) is a US based event ticket seller that has been building cash reserves and retiring debt. There is pent up demand for concert goers which is expected to drive double-digit growth in key parameters for the next few years. The company controls almost all live venues for concerts and is expected to see strong demand for entertainment in the post-Covid era. However, there are some legal issues and the stock is considered expensive at 75X earnings, but overall the outlook for the company seems positive.

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The US based event ticket seller has been building cash reserves and retiring debt.  Pent up demand for concert goers is expected to see double-digit growth in key parameters for the next few years.  It is expensive at 70x earnings, but the 65% ROE demonstrates its market dominance in the sector.  We recommend setting a stop-loss at $89, looking to achieve $117 — upside potential of 20%.  Yield 0% 

(Analysts’ price target is $116.88)
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(A Top Pick Dec 08/23, Up 25%)

They control almost all the live venues for concerts. Demand and schedule for concerts remains huge, like Canadians seeing Taylor Swift in other countries.

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LYV is up 21% this year, which we would not consider so bad. Sales have tripled since 2020 in the covid rebound, and are expected to rise about 10% next year. Concert sales rose 29% last quarter. There are some legal issues, regarding concentration in the industry and investigations by the government, but otherwise we do not see a lot of issues. At 75X earnings, however, the stock is too expensive to get us really interested. 
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Post Covid-19 demand for entertainment will remain strong.
Higher prices not impacting demand.
Artists forced to tour as a result of Spotify.
Expecting many years of live show demand growth. 
Expanding vertically into venue ownership. 

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(A Top Pick Mar 28/22, Down 36%)

He sold it last year at $7. The post-Covid reopening impulse has long ended.

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Controversial from the Taylor Swift ticket debacle. Bots crashed the website. Investigations will likely come to nothing. Even without Ticketmaster, it's an absolute behemoth in live concerts. Makes money on everything from parking to programs. Cheap. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $100.80)
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(A Top Pick Jul 19/21, Up 26%) He's still buying. Reopening is happening. Anticipates record year, despite shutdowns in Asia. Profits come from the stadium and merchandise.
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It is the parent of TicketMaster and has control or exclusive rights at 235 venues. Most of the revenue will come from concerts and it is expected to have a record year for revenue. 2022 is expected to have a year similar to 2019. Buy 8, Hold 6, Sell 1 (Analysts’ price target is $127.54)
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(A Top Pick Jun 22/21, Up 31%) Still owns it and will hold on. He's long on it.
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The largest concert promotor and ticket seller. He was surprised how well the stock did during COVID. They are the only game in town in the space. The problem is the market has already factored in the return of events, so there is not much upside left to be had.
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Has no real competition. It is the gold standard with relationships with the top artists, arenas and stadiums. Concerts are back. There is a multi-year backlog of these concerts. There may be set backs but it will come back, especially with vaccination passports. Still has runway.
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There is enormous pent up demand for live entertainment. The pent up demand is probably three years now. He is pretty excited for the live experiences to start up again. It is a 2022 story. This is a good entry point today. (Analysts’ price target is $91.08)
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He'd double-down on this after recommending this some weeks ago, though the stock has been a bit of a dud since then. Let's assume demand will be there. Goldman Sachs (in this bullish call today) said there'll be twice as many musicians touring than in a normal year, and LN can capitalize. Rising cases are not enough to justify lockdowns, because people won't allow. He still likes this.

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Goldman Sachs made a big bullish call today He doesn't believe in catching falling knives, but in this case, he'd average in. LN is flirting with its 200-day moving average, so use that as support. People are likely to spend more on services and experiences, and LN is certainly a fine way to do this.
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It's pricey but should be. Goldman Sachs predicts a blockbuster year for them and it's justified in this reopening. LN sells beer, t-shirts and VIP packages which offer super-high margins. LN controls so many venues and faces little competition. A great company, but not cheap.

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Live Nation Entertainment Inc.(LYV-N) Rating

Ranking : 4 out of 5

Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 2

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 0

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 0

Total Signals / Votes : 2

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