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Business Wire
10-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Hazeltree Reports: Global Short-Selling Intensity Spikes for Consumer Lifestyle and Tech Sectors
NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The hedge fund market saw broad-based gains, continued inflows, and signs of strategic repositioning, as reflected in short-selling activity tracked in the Hazeltree June 2025 Shortside Crowdedness Report. Across all regions, short-sellers targeted consumer lifestyle and technology brands, according to Hazeltree, a leader in active treasury and intelligent operations technology for the alternative asset industry. Frequently shorted consumer discretionary names included Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., JetBlue Airways Corporation, Kering SA, LVMH Moët Hennessy, ANTA Sports Products Ltd., and Oriental Land Co., Ltd. Noteworthy tech targets included Super Micro Computer, Inc., Synopsys, Inc., Koninklijke Philips N.V., Nintendo Co., Ltd., and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. The report is a monthly listing of the top 10 most crowded shorted securities in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, categorized by large-, mid-, and small-cap ranges. Hazeltree compiles data from its proprietary securities finance platform data, which tracks approximately 15,000 global equities across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. The data, available to select clients, is aggregated and anonymized from the contributing Hazeltree community, which comprises approximately 700 asset management funds. The firm assigns securities a Hazeltree Crowdedness Score, a key metric that grades securities on a scale of 1 to 99, with 99 representing the highest concentration of shorting activity. This scoring highlights securities most targeted by investors and reflects key supply-demand dynamics. 'While consumer lifestyle brands have continued to dominate the top 10 most crowded shorts over the past two months, in June we also saw a renewed focus on technology names across all market caps globally,' said Tim Smith, Managing Director of Data Insights at Hazeltree. 'One notable shift was the disappearance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF from the Americas large-cap top 10, which may signal a pivot away from broad U.S. equity exposure in favor of international allocations. At the same time, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. entered the top 10 for the first time this year—potentially a response to the firm's strong stress test results, its planned dividend hike, and continued cost-control efforts, including layoffs.' Highlights from the June 2025 report include: AMERICAS In the large-cap category, Chevron Corporation is the most crowded security with a score of 99 for a second month and the fourth time this year. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. became the second most crowded security with a score of 94 dropping from the top spot. Super Micro Computer, Inc. held the highest institutional supply utilization figure (45.81%) for the seventh consecutive month. In the mid-cap category, EchoStar Corporation is the most crowded security with a Crowdedness Score of 99, while MP Materials Corp. held the highest institutional supply utilization figure (76.75%). In the small-cap category, Edgewell Personal Care Company was the most crowded security with a score of 99. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. had the highest institutional supply utilization (55.84%). EMEA In the large-cap category, Kering SA and LVMH Moët Hennessy were the most crowded securities for the second consecutive month, joined by BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. with a score of 99. H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB had the highest institutional supply utilization (70.35%) for the fifth time this year. In the mid-cap category, Melrose Industries PLC was the most crowded security (99). Davide Campari-Milano N.V. had the highest institutional supply utilization (62.62%) for the second month in a row and third time this year. In the small-cap category, Worldline SA is the most crowded security, with a score of 99. Basic-Fit N.V. also topped institutional supply utilization (81.28%) for the third straight month. APAC In the large-cap category, ANTA Sports Products Ltd and Oriental Land Co., Ltd. were tied with a score of 99 for the second time this year. Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd had the highest institutional supply utilization (80.23%). In the mid-cap category, Ibiden Co., Ltd. topped the list as the most crowded security with a score of 99 for the second consecutive month. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. held the highest institutional supply utilization for the first time (33.00%). In the small-cap category, Money Forward, Inc. was the most crowded security (99) for the third time this year. Lye Pharma Group Ltd. had the highest institutional supply utilization (77.75%). To view Hazeltree's June 2025 Shortside Crowdedness Report and past reports, click here. Note to editors: If you are a member of the media/press and would like to be included on the distribution list for this report, please contact btanner@ Hazeltree Shortside Crowdedness Report Methodology The Shortside Crowdedness Report tracks shorting activity in three different metrics: Hazeltree Crowdedness Score: This score represents securities that are being shorted by the highest percentage of funds in Hazeltree's community in a pre-defined category. The securities are graded on a scale of 1-99, with 99 representing the security that the highest percentage of funds are shorting. Institutional Supply Utilization: This figure represents the percentage of the institutional investors' supply of a particular security that is being lent out. The institutional supply utilization rate is an indicator of how 'hot' a security is in terms of the supply-demand dynamic. It is possible to see 100% utilization of a security's availability, making it difficult to establish new short positions. Hazeltree Community Borrow Fee: This figure is the average weighted fee for what funds in the Hazeltree community are paying to borrow a security. The fee is represented as the annualized cost calculated as a percentage of the price of the security. About Hazeltree Hazeltree is a leader in active treasury and intelligent operations technology. Purpose-built for the alternative asset management ecosystem, Hazeltree's modular platform aggregates internal and external data, providing a comprehensive view of operations and counterparty relationships while proactively highlighting opportunities to extract more value from every transaction. Hazeltree is headquartered in New York with offices in London, Bournemouth, and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
What You Need to Know Ahead of Live Nation Entertainment's Earnings Release
Valued at a market cap of $34.2 billion, Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV) is a live entertainment company headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. It owns, operates, and holds exclusive booking rights for a wide range of live entertainment venues. These include its House of Blues music venues as well as iconic locations such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, Brooklyn Bowl, and the Hollywood Palladium. It is expected to announce its fiscal Q2 earnings for 2025 on Tuesday, Jul. 29. Ahead of this event, analysts expect this live entertainment company to report a profit of $1.05 per share, up 1.9% from $1.03 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has a solid trajectory of consistently beating Wall Street's bottom-line estimates in each of the last four quarters. In Q1, LYV's loss per share of $0.32 outpaced the forecasted figure by 5.9%. This Analyst Just Raised His Broadcom Stock Price Target by 70%. Should You Buy AVGO Now? Why Alibaba Stock Looks Like a Screaming Buy After Falling 27% From Its 2025 Highs 2 ETFs Offering Juicy Dividend Yields of 20% or Higher Tired of missing midday reversals? The FREE Barchart Brief newsletter keeps you in the know. Sign up now! For fiscal 2025, analysts expect LYV to report a profit of $2.35 per share, down 14.2% from $2.74 per share in fiscal 2024. Nonetheless, its EPS is expected to grow 16.6% year-over-year to $2.74 in fiscal 2026. LYV has rallied 54.6% over the past 52 weeks, considerably outpacing both the S&P 500 Index's ($SPX) 11.9% return and the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund's (XLC) 21.9% uptick over the same time frame. On May 1, LYV released its Q1 results, and its shares rose 1.9% in the following trading session. Due to a decline in revenue from its core concerts and ticketing segments, the company's overall revenue fell 11% year-over-year to $3.4 billion and missed the consensus estimates by 2.9%. However, its EPS showed improvement. It narrowed to a loss of $0.32 from a loss of $0.56 recorded in the same period last year and came in 5.9% ahead of Wall Street estimates. Its adjusted free cash flow also advanced 28.5% year-over-year to $216.1 million due to higher net cash provided by operating activities, which might have further bolstered investor confidence. Wall Street analysts are highly optimistic about LYV's stock, with a "Strong Buy" rating overall. Among 21 analysts covering the stock, 19 recommend "Strong Buy," one indicates a "Moderate Buy," and one suggests a "Hold' rating. The mean price target for LYV is $168.10, which indicates a 14.1% potential upside from the current levels. On the date of publication, Neharika Jain did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. This article was originally published on Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Business Insider
26-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Roth MKM Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)
Roth MKM analyst Eric Handler maintained a Buy rating on Live Nation Entertainment (LYV – Research Report) today and set a price target of $164.00. The company's shares closed yesterday at $146.19. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Handler is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 13.6% and a 65.27% success rate. Handler covers the Communication Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Electronic Arts, IMAX, and Live Nation Entertainment. The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Live Nation Entertainment with a $169.50 average price target, representing a 15.95% upside. In a report released on June 17, Guggenheim also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $170.00 price target. Based on Live Nation Entertainment's latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $3.38 billion and a net profit of $23.2 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $3.8 billion and had a GAAP net loss of $46.73 million Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 61 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of LYV in relation to earlier this year. Last month, John Hopmans, the EVP, M&A and Strategic Finance of LYV sold 34,808.00 shares for a total of $5,130,003.04.
Vancouver Sun
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Here's why concert tickets and event ticket prices seem so high in 2025
From concerts to playoff games, demand for event tickets remains high in 2025. And the implications on availability and pricing is bound to impact fans everywhere. Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Live Nation Canada and Ticketmaster Canada reported a first-quarter revenue of US$3.4 billion in a recent report . That's a 24 per cent increase over 2024 figures, and continues the upward trend of the entertainment giant's gross revenue. Buzzy tours such as The Weeknd: After Hours 'til Dawn, which comes to B.C. Place July 15 and 16, help contribute to those revenue figures. Given that the Taylor Swift Eras Tour broke records by grossing in excess of US$2 billion, it's anyone's guess how big the next record-setting tour or match might be. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Stadium concerts are only one of many drivers contributing to the company's robust bottom line. 'The expansion of women's professional sports such as the WNBA, PWHL and NSL leagues and teams such as the Vancouver Rise FC are fuelling fan demand,' said Shabnum Durrani, Live Nation vice president of public relations. 'Additionally, new venues such as the new seasonal Rogers Stadium in Toronto opening on June 29 provide exciting opportunities.' In Vancouver, the coming 10,000-plus seat PNE Amphitheatre further expands access to enjoy a range of entertainment. While eventgoers undoubtedly look forward to new venues and exciting concert additions, one consistent pain point for entertainment fans are ticket prices. Mainly, how much will it cost to see you favourite band, act or event? 'There is a lot of misunderstanding of ticket pricing in the market,' said Dan Wall of Live Nation Entertainment. 'The truth is that 72 per cent of tickets sold are under US$100, and the entry average is US$40. What is being seen is an increasing amount of premium pricing across the market.' A recent media briefing held by Live Nation provided a few answers to common questions around ticket prices — and why they seem so high. Here's what we found out: The price for a concert ticket is ultimately set by the artist. Wall notes that artists typically charge less than what the market can bear in an effort to foster long-term relationships with fans. When fan demand exceeds those prices, market drivers kick in that produce the present environment of secondary selling platforms to meet fan/market demand. For a standard $118 ticket, the breakdown is as follows, according to Ticketmaster Canada: Total: $118 In short, the sooner the better. Obviously, losing out on a ticket to see your favourite event because of a false presale or speculative ticketing is a worst-case scenario. Industry initiatives to improve customer access to official on-sale dates are not keeping up with advancements in technology such as purchase bots, team purchasing for resale and other methods. Joining artist and other premium pricing outlets obviously increases your chances of getting tickets when they go on sale, but not without added costs. This has not halted the increase in VIP packages across all event entertainment. An example is the coming concerts by The Weeknd , where side-view visibility seats start at $151.05 CAD and up via Ticketmaster. The diamond, gold, silver and bronze VIP merchandise packages that come with good sightlines and additional perks are ranging from $630 to $2,686 through the site. Ticketmaster and most other primary ticketing platforms take between +/- 5 per cent of total ticket cost. Reselling platforms can go much higher. According to Ticketmaster Canada, the average markup on resale is 100 per cent to start. As initial costs are covered in the original ticket price, everything extra goes to the reseller and their client, whether that be an individual with tickets to sell or a broker with large numbers of seats available for purchase. As the demand for event tickets increases, so too has speculative ticketing. Speculative ticketing is the practice of listing tickets that are not actually in the reseller's possession at time of listing. The idea behind this practice is that the reseller can get the regularly priced tickets to resell to fans. In the event that the reseller can't secure the tickets, they can refund the purchase price. There is a detailed explanation of how to avoid falling prey to such practices at Ticket purchasing bots and resale practices have been the subject of much discussion in recent years. In 2019, the government of B.C. introduced new legislation that banned the use of ticket bots, as well as required secondary ticket sellers such as StubHub and Ticketmaster to disclose a broader range of information about ticket resale prices, terms and conditions. According to Ticketmaster, the company has introduced a number of new initiatives to improve customer engagement. These include: sderdeyn@ Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.
Economic Times
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Shakira's San Antonio concert postponed, fans express outrage on social media
Shakira's San Antonio concert at the Alamodome was abruptly postponed, prompting outrage from fans who had already arrived and paid for parking. Live Nation Entertainment assured ticketholders that their tickets would be honored for the rescheduled date, which is yet to be announced. The Colombian singer's concert was originally scheduled for the Frost Bank Center on Nov. 16, 2024. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Shakira's fans express outrage Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira 's concert scheduled for Friday night (June 13) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas has been postponed, not cancelled, according to a venue spokesperson. Speaking on the postponement, spokesperson Richard Oliver told KSAT that Alamodome officials were initially not letting people inside due to unspecified 'ongoing issues.'Later, Oliver confirmed that the concert was postponed. It is, however, unclear when the concert will be rescheduled. Live Nation Entertainment said in a statement that the concert was postponed because of 'structural issues.''Unfortunately, Shakira's performance tonight has been postponed due to structural issues. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date once announced. More information will be emailed to ticketholders directly when available. 'We apologize for the inconvenience,' the statement concert was originally scheduled for the Frost Bank Center on Nov. 16, 2024. However, the Colombian singer-songwriter announced a venue change to stadiums 'due to unprecedented fan demand.' Shakira's concerts, previously scheduled for Washington, D.C., and Boston earlier in 2025, were also canceled due to technical told KSAT that anyone who paid $60 for parking through ParkHub will be reimbursed with the credit card they used. If they don't get refunded automatically, people should contact the Alamodome, Oliver fans of the singer and concert-goers expressed outrage on social media. They slammed not only the postponement of the show but were also fuming because of the price to park at the Alamodome. The Alamodome had previously stated that it would charge $60 for parking. It is the standard price for 'premium' parking during events there.'WTH it needed to be announced before people spent money at restaurants and for parking,' one Instagram user wrote on KSAT's page. "@shakira - you did San Antonio wrong. Canceling at the very last minute is just plain wrong," another user commented.
