LivePerson (LPSN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor LPSN or TZOO?

In the previous week, LivePerson had 4 more articles in the media than Travelzoo. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for LivePerson and 2 mentions for Travelzoo. Travelzoo's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat LivePerson's score of -0.41 indicating that Travelzoo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LPSN or TZOO?

79.8% of LivePerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Travelzoo shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of LivePerson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.5% of Travelzoo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LPSN or TZOO?

Travelzoo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LivePerson. LivePerson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travelzoo, 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	$334.74M	0.23	-$100.43M	-$1.53	-0.55
Travelzoo	$84.48M	2.77	$12.37M	$1.07	18.52

Which has more volatility and risk, LPSN or TZOO?

LivePerson has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelzoo has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LPSN or TZOO?

LivePerson received 106 more outperform votes than Travelzoo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.87% of users gave Travelzoo an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave LivePerson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LivePerson	Outperform Votes 482 57.86%	Underperform Votes 351 42.14%
Travelzoo	Outperform Votes 376 67.87%	Underperform Votes 178 32.13%

Do analysts recommend LPSN or TZOO?

LivePerson currently has a consensus target price of $1.25, indicating a potential upside of 48.28%. Travelzoo has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.77%. Given LivePerson's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe LivePerson is more favorable than Travelzoo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LivePerson	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Travelzoo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is LPSN or TZOO more profitable?

Travelzoo has a net margin of 16.67% compared to LivePerson's net margin of -18.72%. Travelzoo's return on equity of 210.54% beat LivePerson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LivePerson	-18.72%	-111.48%	-6.78%
Travelzoo	16.67%	210.54%	25.64%

Summary

Travelzoo beats LivePerson on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.