LivePerson (LPSN) Expected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results 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 posted 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). LivePerson had a negative net margin of 18.72% and a negative return on equity of 111.48%. The company had revenue of $73.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.12 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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 NASDAQ LPSN traded down $0.01 during trading on Monday, reaching $0.88. The company had a trading volume of 297,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,831,869. LivePerson has a 52 week low of $0.52 and a 52 week high of $2.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.24, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.27. The business's 50 day moving average price is $0.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $1.04. The stock has a market cap of $80.36 million, a PE ratio of -0.58 and a beta of 1.75.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Anthony John Sabino sold 166,213 shares of the business's 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,920,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Vanessa Pegueros sold 30,000 shares of LivePerson stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.90, for a total transaction of $27,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 139,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $125,993.70. This represents a 17.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 310,204 shares of company stock valued at $287,471 over the last three months. Company insiders own 9.00% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on LPSN shares. StockNews.com downgraded LivePerson from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of LivePerson in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company 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.