LivePerson (LPSN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BCOV or LPSN?

Brightcove has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LivePerson has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BCOV or LPSN?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BCOV or LPSN?

LivePerson received 66 more outperform votes than Brightcove when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.98% of users gave Brightcove an outperform vote while only 57.66% of users gave LivePerson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brightcove	Outperform Votes 416 72.98%	Underperform Votes 154 27.02%
LivePerson	Outperform Votes 482 57.66%	Underperform Votes 354 42.34%

Is BCOV or LPSN 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
Brightcove	-4.57%	-9.46%	-4.20%
LivePerson	-18.72%	-111.48%	-6.78%

Does the media favor BCOV or LPSN?

In the previous week, LivePerson had 7 more articles in the media than Brightcove. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for LivePerson and 0 mentions for Brightcove. Brightcove's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat LivePerson's score of -0.03 indicating that Brightcove is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brightcove	Neutral
LivePerson	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BCOV or LPSN?

Brightcove presently has a consensus price target of $3.98, suggesting a potential downside of 10.67%. LivePerson has a consensus price target of $0.88, suggesting a potential upside of 12.50%. Given LivePerson's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LivePerson is more favorable than Brightcove.

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BCOV or LPSN?

Brightcove has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Brightcove	$201.19M	1.00	-$22.89M	-$0.21	-21.19
LivePerson	$312.47M	0.23	-$100.43M	-$2.32	-0.34

Summary

Brightcove beats LivePerson on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.