LivePerson (LPSN) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN - Get Free Report) is expected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.20) per share and revenue of $64.25 million for the quarter. LivePerson has set its Q1 2025 guidance at EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 5th. The technology company reported ($1.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($1.23). The company had revenue of $73.21 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 period last year, the company posted ($0.06) EPS. On average, analysts expect LivePerson to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

LivePerson Price Performance

Shares of LivePerson stock opened at $0.83 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $75.88 million, a PE ratio of -0.54 and a beta of 1.67. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $0.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.24. LivePerson has a 12-month low of $0.48 and a 12-month high of $2.08.

Insider Activity at LivePerson

In other LivePerson news, CEO Anthony John Sabino sold 166,213 shares of LivePerson stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.90, for a total transaction of $149,591.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,920,384 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,628,345.60. The trade was a 5.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Vanessa Pegueros sold 30,000 shares of LivePerson stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.90, for a total value of $27,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 139,993 shares in the company, valued at $125,993.70. This trade represents a 17.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 310,204 shares of company stock worth $287,471. 9.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. StockNews.com lowered LivePerson from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of LivePerson in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $0.83.

LivePerson Company Profile

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.

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