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. Since then, LPSN shares have increased by 114.7% and is now trading at $43.69. 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) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The technology company reported ($0.41) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.42) by $0.01. The technology company earned $78.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $77.08 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 updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of (1.63-1.52) for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.46). The company issued revenue guidance of $340-355, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $343.94 million.

13 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for LivePerson's shares. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect LivePerson's share price to reach $42.08 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.7%. View analysts' price targets for LivePerson.

Media stories about LPSN stock have been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. LivePerson earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect 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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%). 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including 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 $43.69.

LivePerson has a market capitalization of $2.89 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]