NASDAQ:LPSNLivePerson Stock Price, Forecast & News

LivePerson's stock was trading at $20.35 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LPSN shares have increased by 108.8% and is now trading at $42.50. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LivePerson in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for LivePerson.

LivePerson is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for LivePerson.

LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 5th. The technology company reported ($0.41) EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.42) by $0.01. The technology company had revenue of $78.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $77.08 million. LivePerson had a negative return on equity of 57.59% and a negative net margin of 37.65%. View LivePerson's earnings history.

LivePerson issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of (1.63-1.52) for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of ($0.46). The company issued revenue guidance of $340-355, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $343.94 million.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for LivePerson's shares. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect LivePerson's stock price to reach $42.08 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.0%. View analysts' price targets for LivePerson.

News coverage about LPSN stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LivePerson earned a news impact score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about LivePerson.

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LivePerson trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LPSN."

LivePerson's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own LivePerson stock include Alexander Spinelli, Christopher E Greiner, Daryl Carlough, Eran Vanounou, Fred Mossler, Kevin Lavan, Monica L Greenberg, Peter Block, Robert P Locascio and William Wesemann. View institutional ownership trends for LivePerson.

LPSN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View insider buying and selling activity for LivePerson.

Shares of LPSN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LPSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.50.

LivePerson has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion and generates $291.61 million in revenue each year. The technology company earns $-96,070,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.29) on an earnings per share basis. LivePerson employs 1,341 workers across the globe.

The official website for LivePerson is www.liveperson.com.

LivePerson's mailing address is 475 10TH AVENUE 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10018. The technology company can be reached via phone at 212-609-4200 or via email at [email protected]