LivePerson (LPSN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LPSN or BCOV?

Brightcove has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LivePerson. Brightcove is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LivePerson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LivePerson	$312.47M	0.27	-$100.43M	-$2.32	-0.40
Brightcove	$201.19M	1.00	-$22.89M	-$0.21	-21.19

Do analysts prefer LPSN or BCOV?

LivePerson presently has a consensus price target of $0.88, indicating a potential downside of 5.20%. Brightcove has a consensus price target of $3.98, indicating a potential downside of 10.67%. Given LivePerson's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LivePerson is more favorable than Brightcove.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LivePerson	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Brightcove	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is LPSN or BCOV more profitable?

Brightcove has a net margin of -4.57% compared to LivePerson's net margin of -18.72%. Brightcove's return on equity of -9.46% beat LivePerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LivePerson	-18.72%	-111.48%	-6.78%
Brightcove	-4.57%	-9.46%	-4.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LPSN or BCOV?

LivePerson received 68 more outperform votes than Brightcove when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.89% of users gave Brightcove an outperform vote while only 57.66% of users gave LivePerson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LivePerson	Outperform Votes 482 57.66%	Underperform Votes 354 42.34%
Brightcove	Outperform Votes 414 72.89%	Underperform Votes 154 27.11%

Which has more volatility and risk, LPSN or BCOV?

LivePerson has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brightcove has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LPSN or BCOV?

79.8% of LivePerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Brightcove shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of LivePerson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Brightcove shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LPSN or BCOV?

In the previous week, LivePerson had 8 more articles in the media than Brightcove. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for LivePerson and 1 mentions for Brightcove. LivePerson's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Brightcove's score of 0.00 indicating that LivePerson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LivePerson	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brightcove	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Brightcove beats LivePerson on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.