Roth Capital Has Negative Outlook for LivePerson Q1 Earnings

LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of LivePerson in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. Roth Capital analyst R. Baldry now forecasts that the technology company will earn ($0.26) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.06). The consensus estimate for LivePerson's current full-year earnings is ($0.41) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for LivePerson's Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.24) EPS and FY2025 earnings at ($1.06) EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on LPSN. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of LivePerson in a report on Thursday, March 6th. StockNews.com downgraded LivePerson from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $0.88.

LivePerson Price Performance

Shares of LPSN traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $0.91. The company's stock had a trading volume of 871,863 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,081,314. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.24, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $1.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.13. LivePerson has a fifty-two week low of $0.45 and a fifty-two week high of $2.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.59 and a beta of 1.51.

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LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 5th. The technology company reported ($1.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($1.23). The firm had revenue of $73.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.12 million. LivePerson had a negative net margin of 18.72% and a negative return on equity of 111.48%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.06) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LivePerson

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in LivePerson by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 402,345 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $515,000 after purchasing an additional 15,032 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in LivePerson during the 4th quarter worth about $68,000. Wolverine Trading LLC grew its stake in LivePerson by 104.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wolverine Trading LLC now owns 32,121 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 16,385 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of LivePerson in the 3rd quarter valued at about $513,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd lifted its position in shares of LivePerson by 1,162.0% in the third quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 210,770 shares of the technology company's stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 194,069 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.83% of the company's stock.

About LivePerson

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.