LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The technology company reported ($1.27) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($1.23), RTT News reports. LivePerson had a negative return on equity of 111.48% and a negative net margin of 18.72%. The company had revenue of $73.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.12 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.06) EPS. LivePerson updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.
LivePerson Stock Performance
Shares of LPSN traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $0.93. 1,547,147 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,257,776. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.24. The firm has a market cap of $84.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.61 and a beta of 1.51. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $1.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.14. LivePerson has a 52 week low of $0.45 and a 52 week high of $2.08.
Insider Activity at LivePerson
In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 84,944 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.85, for a total value of $72,202.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 9.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com cut LivePerson from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of LivePerson in a report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $0.88.
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LivePerson, Inc engages in conversational artificial intelligence. It enables brands to leverage the Conversational Cloud's intelligence engine to connect with consumers through an integrated suite of mobile and online business messaging technologies. The company offers the Conversational Cloud, an enterprise-class digital customer conversation platform, which enables businesses and consumers to connect through conversational channels, such as voice, in-app, and mobile messaging.
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