{"id":5493,"date":"2025-09-26T22:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/hybe-shares-fall-sm-entertainment-stock-exo-mediation\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T22:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T22:50:54","slug":"hybe-shares-fall-sm-entertainment-stock-exo-mediation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/hybe-shares-fall-sm-entertainment-stock-exo-mediation\/","title":{"rendered":"HYBE Shares Fall on YG Plus Sale, SM Entertainment Stock Slips After Failed EXO\u00a0Mediation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tThe share prices of two K-pop giants, HYBE and SM Entertainment, suffered steep losses in a week in which few music stocks mustered even small gains.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the week ended Friday (Sept. 26), HYBE\u2019s stock fell 7.5% to 268,500 KRW ($190.53) amid a broader monthly downturn of approximately 9%. The company\u2019s founder and chairman, Bang Si-hyuk<\/strong>, is currently facing a securities litigation probe<\/a>. Additionally, on Tuesday (Sept. 23), HYBE sold its stake<\/a> in YG Entertainment\u2019s YG Plus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tWhile HYBE maintains exposure to YG Plus through the 10.2% stake owned by HYBE subsidiary Weverse, the disposal of its 4.8 million shares worth a total of 38.22 billion KRW ($27 million) will help shore up the company\u2019s finances. HYBE\u2019s operating profit rebounded in the second quarter, but in 2024, the company reported that cash flow from operating activities was at its lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. HYBE held 412 billion KRW ($292 billion) in cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2024, an improvement from 2023 but lower than in both 2021 and 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSM Entertainment fared even worse than HYBE, falling 13.9% to 131,700 KRW ($93.46) after the company\u2019s first court-led mediation with three members of the group EXO<\/a> failed to resolve a $430,000 contract dispute. The artists claimed last year that they were being overcharged<\/a> by SM for the distribution of music.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tDespite their recent struggles, the two K-pop companies are among the best-performing music stocks in 2025. Year to date, SM Entertainment is up 81.4% \u2014 third-best behind Netease Cloud Music (134.2%) and Tencent Music Entertainment (111.9%) \u2014 and HYBE has gained 33.6%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Billboard Global Music Index (BGMI) fell 2.1% to 3,034.75 this week, lowering its year-to-date gain to 40.8%. That marked the first decline in four weeks and just the sixth losing week in the second half of the year. Only two stocks posted gains for the week, while 16 lost value and one was unchanged.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tGlobal markets were mixed this week as investors weighed the damage that could arise from a possible federal government shutdown<\/a> in the U.S. The Nasdaq composite index fell 0.7% to 22,484.07 after closing the previous week at an all-time high. The S&P 500 ended a three-week winning streak, closing down 0.3% to 6,643.70.\u00a0The U.K.\u2019s FTSE 100 rose 0.7%. South Korea\u2019s KOSPI composite index slid 1.7% and China\u2019s Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.2%.<\/p>\n

\n\tUniversal Music Group had the week\u2019s largest gain, rising 2% to 24.00 euros ($28.09). Madison Square Garden Entertainment, which improved 0.3% to $45.29, was the week\u2019s only other music stock in positive territory.<\/p>\n

\n\tLive Nation fell 1.2% to $161.79, bringing its two-week decline to 6.9%. Live Nation and Ticketmaster were sued by the U.S. Department of Justice<\/a> on Sept. 18 over allegedly violating the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act and engaging in \u201csystemic unfair and deceptive practices,\u201d according to the lawsuit. The stock received good news earlier in the week, however, when Seaport Global increased<\/a> its price target to $190 from $170 and maintained its \u201cbuy\u201d rating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tMusic streaming companies were among the week\u2019s biggest losers. Tencent Music Entertainment fell 5.9%, Anghami slipped 4.8%, Netease Cloud Music dropped 4.4% and Spotify, the BGMI\u2019s most valuable company, dipped 2.5%. <\/p>\n

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\n\tAnother streaming company, LiveOne, executed a 10-to-1 reverse stock split on Friday (Sept. 26) that allowed it to meet the Nasdaq exchange\u2019s minimum bid requirement of $1 per share. After accounting for the split, LiveOne\u2019s share price fell 5.5% to $4.82, deepening its year-to-date loss to 65.1%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tiHeartMedia had the second-largest decline of the week, falling 10.6% to $2.71. Despite the stock suffering its first decline in three weeks, iHeartMedia shares have risen 69.4% over the past seven weeks and have gained 27.2% year-to-date.\u00a0The stock has been on a roll since its Q2 earnings<\/a> on Aug. 11 showed that the company beat guidance by posting a small revenue gain.<\/p>\n

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