{"id":2745,"date":"2025-06-14T01:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T01:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/hybe-stock-up-bts-reunion-cloud-tencent-2025-gains\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T01:01:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T01:01:51","slug":"hybe-stock-up-bts-reunion-cloud-tencent-2025-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/hybe-stock-up-bts-reunion-cloud-tencent-2025-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Music & Tencent Music Stocks Add to 2025 Growth, HYBE Up 4% Amid BTS Reunion\u00a0Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tSpotify\u2019s meteoric ascent gets more attention, but Chinese music streamers are having a strong 2025, too. Netease Cloud Music shares gained 9.8% to 240.20 HKD ($30.60) for the week ended June 13, raising the stock\u2019s already substantial year-to-date gain to 114.1%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCloud Music, China\u2019s second-largest music streaming company, now has a market capitalization of $6.4 billion. That\u2019s well behind rival Chinese streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment\u2019s $31.6 billion, yet it ranks ahead of most K-pop companies (HYBE is valued at $9.1 billion). It also rivals SiriusXM\u2019s $7.2 billion market cap.<\/p>\n

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\n\tFor its part, Tencent Music Entertainment gained 2.6% to $18.42, bringing its year-to-date gain to 65.2%. This week, the company announced the acquisition of podcast company Ximalaya <\/a>for $2.4 billion while Nomura raised<\/a> its price target on the stock to $21.50 from $17.20, keeping its \u201cbuy\u201d rating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tOverall, though, music stocks had an unremarkable five trading days. The 20-company Billboard Global Music Index (BGMI) fell 0.2% to 2,922.69, a mild decline considering 14 of the 20 stocks lost value. That\u2019s because many of the most valuable companies with the greatest impact on the index either gained or had small losses. Spotify, the BGMI\u2019s single largest component, fell 0.2% to $710.72, lowering its 2025 gain to 52.3%. Universal Music Group, the index\u2019s second-largest component, improved 2.0% to 27.91 euros ($32.25), bringing its year-to-date gain to 16.7%.<\/p>\n

\n\tU.S. markets finished down this week after Israel and Iran traded military attacks. The Nasdaq composite fell 1.3% on Friday (June 13) and ended the week down 0.6% to 19,406.83. The S&P 500 dropped 1.1% on Friday to finish the week down 0.4% at 5,976.97. In the U.K., the FTSE 100 posted a narrow gain of 0.1%. South Korea\u2019s KOSPI composite index jumped 2.9%. China\u2019s SSE Composite Index dropped 0.2%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHYBE was one of the week\u2019s best performers after gaining 4.0% to 296,000 KRW ($216.26). The company gained heavy press attention for the culmination of military service<\/a> for BTS<\/a> members Jimin<\/a> and Jung Kook<\/a>. Six of the group\u2019s seven members have completed their mandatory military service, while Suga<\/a> is expected to fulfill his service as a social worker later this month. BTS\u2019s return to action could be good for HYBE\u2019s share price. When BTS announced its hiatus in 2022, the company\u2019s stock plummeted 27.5%<\/a>. Since then, HYBE shares have doubled in value.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tOther K-pop stocks didn\u2019t fare so well. SM Entertainment dropped 1.6% while both YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment fell 2.2%. K-pop companies are seeing strong growth in 2025, though, with an average year-to-date gain of 56.9%.<\/p>\n

\n\tLive Nation, the BGMI\u2019s fourth-largest component, fell 4.1% to $138.18. This week, Wolfe Research increased its Live Nation price target to $168 from $160 and Susquehanna raised its price target to $165 from $155. Most other concert promoters also lost ground. CTS Eventim fell 3.4% and MSG Entertainment dropped 3.7%. However, Sphere Entertainment Co. rose 1.5%, narrowing its year-to-date loss to -10.0%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tiHeartMedia was the week\u2019s greatest gainer after jumping 10.7% to $1.66. The radio and podcast giant tends to have sizable swings \u2014 both positive and negative \u2014 from week to week. In 2025, iHeart\u2019s share price has posted a weekly gain of 10% or more four times and a weekly loss of more than 10% on five occasions.<\/p>\n

\n\tAbu Dhabi-based music streamer Anghami dropped 11.1% to $0.48, earning it the week\u2019s largest decline and taking its year-to-date loss to -38.5%. That marks the seventh time in 2025 that Anghami shares have lost more than 5% in a week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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