Analyst Upgrades amongst Flurry of Moves Venu Holdings Coverage

Sees Emergence of a New Real Estate Asset Class

DENVER, Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 247marketnews.com, a pioneer in digital media dedicated to the swift distribution of financial market news and corporate information, reports that ThinkEquity upgraded VENU (NYSE American: VENU), a growing operator of premium hospitality and live entertainment venues across the U.S., in a comprehensive investment report titled “Venu Holdings: Forging a New Asset Class in Experiential Real Estate.” The firm issued a Buy rating and an $18 price target.

ThinkEquity outlines a transformational investment thesis built on Venu’s disruptive model that merges live entertainment, hospitality, and real estate into a scalable, high-margin, capital-efficient business structure.

Venu is not simply building amphitheaters, it's pioneering a replicable capital formation and monetization model where the venues themselves become the asset, the report states.

Key Highlights from ThinkEquity's Coverage:

Disruptive Capital Architecture

ThinkEquity highlights Venu’s 40/40/20 financing model as the foundation of its growth engine:

• 40% from municipal partnerships (land conveyance, cash incentives, tax relief)
• 40% from fan-based fractional suite ownership
• 20% from sale-leaseback transactions at project completion
  

This structure enables Venu to rapidly expand with limited upfront capital, minimize equity dilution, and create a profitable asset base from day one.

Turning Entertainment into Infrastructure

At the heart of the thesis is Venu’s ability to transform underutilized land into high-value entertainment campuses, with built-in cash flows and development profits. By securing favorable land deals, such as 13 acres in Broken Arrow for just $580,000, Venu unlocks compounding returns through appreciation, sale-leasebacks, and operational income.

Hospitality-Driven Ecosystem

Each Venu campus includes restaurants (e.g., Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse & Tavern, Roth’s Sea & Steak), intimate indoor venues, and premium FireSuites — creating year-round, multi-revenue properties. Strategic partnerships with Aramark and Tixr institutionalize and digitize this hospitality-first model.

“Analysis of the Ford Amphitheater's performance reveals that the average ticket price of $85.50 constitutes only 61% of the total average guest spend of $140.72. The remaining 39% is derived from high-margin streams,” the report notes.