NASDAQ:LPSNLivePerson Stock Price, Forecast & News

LivePerson's stock was trading at $20.35 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LPSN shares have increased by 81.8% and is now trading at $36.99. 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) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 13th. The technology company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.29) by $0.23. The technology company had revenue of $79.07 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $78.71 million. LivePerson had a negative net margin of 37.65% and a negative return on equity of 57.59%. 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 EPS estimate of ($0.46). The company issued revenue guidance of $340-355, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $343.94 million.

13 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for LivePerson's shares. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect LivePerson's stock price to reach $40.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for LivePerson.

News headlines about LPSN stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LivePerson earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutLivePerson.

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

LivePerson's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.21%), Granahan Investment Management Inc. MA (4.74%), State Street Corp (2.79%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (2.57%), Invesco Ltd. (2.39%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.60%). Company insiders that own LivePerson stock include Alexander Spinelli, Christopher E Greiner, Daniel Richard Murphy, Daryl Carlough, Eran Vanounou, Fred Mossler, Kevin Lavan, Monica L Greenberg, Peter Block and Robert P Locascio. View institutional ownership trends for LivePerson.

LPSN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Portolan Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Altshuler Shaham Ltd, Jane Street Group LLC, Redwood Investments LLC, and Invesco Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold LivePerson company stock in the last year include Daryl Carlough, Fred Mossler, Kevin Lavan, Monica L Greenberg, Peter Block, and Robert P Locascio. View insider buying and selling activity for LivePerson.

LPSN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mackenzie Financial Corp, Granahan Investment Management Inc. MA, Shelter Haven Capital Management L.P., Meitav Dash Investments Ltd., Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management, WCM Investment Management LLC, William Blair Investment Management LLC, and State Street Corp. 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 $36.99.

LivePerson has a market capitalization of $2.45 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]