LivePerson (LPSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides professional services; LivePerson's Conversational AI, including conversation builder, manager, and intelligence, and intent manager. In addition, it provides Voice AI, conversational intelligence and insights, and integration services. The company sells its products to Fortune 500 companies, Internet businesses, online merchants, automotive dealers, educational institution, public sector, and not-for-profit organizations. It operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United Kingdom, and the Asia-Pacific. LivePerson, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.82 to $0.89
• 50-Day Range: $0.78 to $1.23
• 52-Week Range: $0.45 to $3.98
• Volume: 933,977 shs
• Average Volume: 2.80 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $76.44 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $1.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

LivePerson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LivePerson scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 480th out of 653 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

LivePerson has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.88, and is based on no buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LivePerson has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LivePerson are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.41) to ($0.38) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LivePerson is -0.55, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LivePerson is -0.55, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LivePerson has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.13% of the outstanding shares of LivePerson have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LivePerson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LivePerson has recently increased by 1.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

LivePerson does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

LivePerson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.13% of the outstanding shares of LivePerson have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LivePerson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LivePerson has recently increased by 1.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Sentiment

LivePerson has a news sentiment score of 0.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for LivePerson this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for LPSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added LivePerson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LivePerson insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $207,708.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.00% of the stock of LivePerson is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.83% of the stock of LivePerson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LPSN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LPSN shares performed this year?

LivePerson's stock was trading at $3.79 at the start of the year. Since then, LPSN shares have decreased by 77.7% and is now trading at $0.8469.
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How were LivePerson's earnings last quarter?

LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The technology company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.14. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are LivePerson's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of LivePerson include Geode Capital Management LLC (0.83%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.45%), GSA Capital Partners LLP (0.44%) and XTX Topco Ltd (0.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Vector Capital Management, LP, John Deneen Collins, Robert P Locascio, Jeffrey Ford, William Wesemann, Monica L Greenberg, Vanessa Pegueros, Norman M Osumi and Alex Kroman.
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How do I buy shares of LivePerson?

Shares of LPSN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of LivePerson own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that LivePerson investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Hawkins (HWKN), Rambus (RMBS), Enovix (ENVX), Saia (SAIA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2020
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: Internet Software & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LPSN
• CUSIP: 53814610
• CIK: 1102993
• Web: www.liveperson.com
• Phone: (212) 609-4200
• Fax: 212-609-4201
• Employees: 1,095
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $1.25
• High Stock Price Target: $2.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $0.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.53)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-100,430,000.00
• Net Margins: -18.72%
• Pretax Margin: -17.32%
• Return on Equity: -111.48%
• Return on Assets: -6.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 10.24
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $334.74 million
• Price / Sales: 0.23
• Cash Flow: $0.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.21
• Book Value: $0.60 per share
• Price / Book: 1.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 90,258,000
• Free Float: 82,135,000
• Market Cap: $76.44 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.73