Compare · LYV vs SEAT
LYV vs SEAT
Side-by-side comparison of Live Nation Entertainment Inc. (LYV) and Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both LYV and SEAT operate in Services-Misc. Amusement & Recreation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- LYV is the larger of the two at $44.01B, about 515.8x SEAT ($85.3M).
- Both names hit the wire about 6 times in the past 4 weeks.
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
- Vivid Seats Inc.
- Price
- $186.74+1.23%
- $7.29+3.55%
- Market cap
- $44.01B
- $85.3M
- 1M return
- +4.13%
- -
- 1Y return
- +12.06%
- -
- Industry
- Services-Misc. Amusement & Recreation
- Services-Misc. Amusement & Recreation
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- News (4w)
- 6
- 6
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues; operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates associated content; and offers management and other services to artists. The Ticketing segment manages the ticketing operations, including the provision of ticketing software and services to clients for tickets and event information through its primary websites livenation.com and ticketmaster.com as well as provides ticket resale services. This segment sells tickets for its events, as well as for third-party clients in various live event categories, such as arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters through websites, mobile apps, ticket outlets, and telephone call centers. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage, promotional programs, rich media offering that include advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads across its distribution network of venues, events, and websites. This segment also manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs, as well as develops, books, and produces custom events or programs for specific brands. As of December 31, 2020, it owned, operated, or leased 155 entertainment venues in North America and 76 entertainment venues internationally. The company was formerly known as Live Nation, Inc. and changed its name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in January 2010. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.
Vivid Seats Inc.
Vivid Seats LLC operates an independent secondary ticket marketplace. It sells tickets for live sports, concerts, and theater events. The company has strategic partnerships with Vista Equity Partners and AudienceView. Vivid Seats LLC was founded in 2001 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in Toronto, Canada.
Latest LYV
- Chief Accounting Officer Capo Brian sold $533,600 worth of shares (2,900 units at $184.00), decreasing direct ownership by 25% to 8,655 units (SEC Form 4)
- President & CEO Rapino Michael covered exercise/tax liability with 16,251 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.39% to 4,188,167 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, M&A and Strategic Finance Hopmans John covered exercise/tax liability with 3,970 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 174,432 units (SEC Form 4)
- President & CFO Berchtold Joe covered exercise/tax liability with 10,834 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 901,617 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP & General Counsel Rowles Michael covered exercise/tax liability with 1,084 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.54% to 200,806 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Live Nation Entertainment Inc.
- Live Nation Entertainment Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS
- BTIG Research initiated coverage on Live Nation with a new price target
Latest SEAT
- General Counsel Arnett Austin converted options into 31 shares and sold $79 worth of shares (11 units at $7.22), increasing direct ownership by 0.41% to 4,885 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- Chief Technology Officer Langenbacher Stefano converted options into 592 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 221 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.56% to 66,756 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Fey Lawrence converted options into 1,854 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.67% to 277,041 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Vivid Seats Inc.
- Vivid Seats Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Vivid Seats Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results
- Vivid Seats to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
- Chief Executive Officer Fey Lawrence converted options into 87,905 shares, increasing direct ownership by 47% to 275,187 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Financial Officer Thomas Joseph D. Jr. converted options into 19,113 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 4,654 shares, increasing direct ownership by 130% to 25,612 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Accounting Officer Pickus Edward converted options into 10,891 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 4,497 shares, increasing direct ownership by 41% to 21,900 units (SEC Form 4)