NASDAQ:LPSN - LivePerson Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The technology company reported ($0.06) EPS 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 analysts' expectations of $78.71 million. LivePerson had a negative net margin of 32.94% and a negative return on equity of 47.19%. View LivePerson's Earnings History.

LivePerson is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for LivePerson.

LivePerson updated its first quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.53--0.51 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $-0.09. The company issued revenue guidance of $77.5-78.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $80.42 million.

15 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for LivePerson's stock. Their forecasts range from $39.00 to $51.00. On average, they expect LivePerson's share price to reach $45.14 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 48.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for LivePerson.

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

Media headlines about LPSN stock have trended somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LivePerson earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage 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 stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for LivePerson.

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LivePerson's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (13.88%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (4.19%), State Street Corp (2.70%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.73%), Granite Investment Partners LLC (1.34%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.30%). Company insiders that own LivePerson stock include Alexander Spinelli, Christopher E Greiner, Daniel Richard Murphy, Daryl Carlough, Eran Vanounou, 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 Redwood Investments LLC, Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management, Point72 Asset Management L.P., SG Americas Securities LLC, Castleark Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, William Blair Investment Management LLC and UBS Asset Management Americas Inc.. Company insiders that have sold LivePerson company stock in the last year include Alexander Spinelli, Christopher E Greiner, Daryl Carlough, Kevin Lavan, Monica L Greenberg, Peter Block and Robert P Locascio. View Insider Buying and Selling for LivePerson.

LPSN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Altshuler Shaham Ltd, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, WCM Investment Management LLC, AXA and Blair William & Co. IL. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $30.49.

LivePerson has a market capitalization of $2.02 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 1,106 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About LivePerson.

The official website for LivePerson is http://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]