LivePerson (LPSN) Competitors

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) and authID (NASDAQ:AUID) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor LPSN or AUID?

In the previous week, LivePerson had 10 more articles in the media than authID. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for LivePerson and 5 mentions for authID. authID's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat LivePerson's score of -0.02 indicating that authID is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LivePerson	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
authID	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LPSN or AUID?

authID has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LivePerson.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LivePerson	$401.98M	0.16	-$100.43M	-$1.44	-0.50
authID	$190K	389.94	-$19.40M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LPSN or AUID?

LivePerson received 481 more outperform votes than authID when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LivePerson	Outperform Votes 481 58.44%	Underperform Votes 342 41.56%
authID	N/A	N/A

Is LPSN or AUID more profitable?

LivePerson has a net margin of -31.27% compared to authID's net margin of -10,210.53%. LivePerson's return on equity of -56.82% beat authID's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LivePerson	-31.27%	-56.82%	-3.45%
authID	-10,210.53%	-299.79%	-184.25%

Do analysts prefer LPSN or AUID?

LivePerson currently has a consensus target price of $1.38, indicating a potential upside of 90.68%. Given LivePerson's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe LivePerson is more favorable than authID.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LivePerson	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
authID	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, LPSN or AUID?

LivePerson has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, authID has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LPSN or AUID?

79.8% of LivePerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of authID shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of LivePerson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of authID shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LivePerson beats authID on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.