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LPSN vs. DHX, TZOO, MCHX, MOVE, META, SE, EQIX, EBAY, CSGP, and VRSN

Should you be buying LivePerson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LivePerson include DHI Group (DHX), Travelzoo (TZOO), Marchex (MCHX), Movano (MOVE), Meta Platforms (META), SEA (SE), Equinix (EQIX), eBay (EBAY), CoStar Group (CSGP), and VeriSign (VRSN). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.

LivePerson vs. Its Competitors

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) and DHI Group (NYSE:DHX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

79.8% of LivePerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of DHI Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of LivePerson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of DHI Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

LivePerson presently has a consensus price target of $1.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.85%. DHI Group has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.79%. Given DHI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DHI Group is more favorable than LivePerson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LivePerson
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
DHI Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

DHI Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LivePerson. DHI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LivePerson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LivePerson$312.47M0.20-$134.27M-$2.00-0.33
DHI Group$141.93M0.97$250K-$0.21-13.67

In the previous week, LivePerson had 6 more articles in the media than DHI Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for LivePerson and 2 mentions for DHI Group. DHI Group's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat LivePerson's score of 0.03 indicating that DHI Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LivePerson
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
DHI Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

DHI Group has a net margin of -6.97% compared to LivePerson's net margin of -62.66%. DHI Group's return on equity of 9.02% beat LivePerson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LivePerson-62.66% -190.60% -7.86%
DHI Group -6.97%9.02%4.54%

LivePerson has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DHI Group has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DHI Group beats LivePerson on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LPSN vs. The Competition

MetricLivePersonINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$66.20M$134.26B$32.22B$10.40B
Dividend YieldN/A1.83%3.14%4.60%
P/E Ratio-0.3339.97450.6226.75
Price / Sales0.2040.442,005.58124.23
Price / Cash0.5027.2138.1261.55
Price / Book-0.873.447.596.40
Net Income-$134.27M$4.40B$809.77M$271.62M
7 Day Performance-26.97%0.55%4.19%2.85%
1 Month Performance-37.50%6.09%9.20%9.64%
1 Year Performance-38.10%45.75%24,222.91%31.62%

LivePerson Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LPSN
LivePerson
2.3831 of 5 stars
$0.65
-5.1%
$1.00
+53.8%
-32.8%$66.20M$312.47M-0.331,540News Coverage
Short Interest ↓
DHX
DHI Group
3.5432 of 5 stars
$2.95
+0.3%
$4.50
+52.5%
+73.2%$141.15M$141.93M-14.05530Short Interest ↑
TZOO
Travelzoo
3.7234 of 5 stars
$9.61
+0.9%
$21.50
+123.7%
-29.9%$104.54M$83.90M10.80210Positive News
Insider Trade
MCHX
Marchex
1.8486 of 5 stars
$1.95
-0.3%
N/A+13.8%$86.37M$48.12M-17.73190Positive News
MOVE
Movano
0.7003 of 5 stars
$0.72
-5.8%
N/A-88.6%$6.31M$1.01M-0.1830Trending News
META
Meta Platforms
4.2982 of 5 stars
$764.70
+1.2%
$822.41
+7.5%
+45.0%$1.90T$164.50B27.6974,067Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
SE
SEA
2.7021 of 5 stars
$190.62
-2.8%
$176.85
-7.2%
+131.6%$115.50B$16.82B98.7780,700Positive News
EQIX
Equinix
4.9432 of 5 stars
$791.68
+0.4%
$962.52
+21.6%
-8.8%$77.18B$8.75B77.5413,606Positive News
EBAY
eBay
4.0567 of 5 stars
$90.36
-0.5%
$78.89
-12.7%
+41.8%$41.50B$10.28B19.9011,500Insider Trade
CSGP
CoStar Group
3.2349 of 5 stars
$88.97
+2.5%
$94.15
+5.8%
+16.1%$36.77B$2.74B355.886,593Positive News
VRSN
VeriSign
4.1256 of 5 stars
$287.96
+0.9%
$277.50
-3.6%
+59.5%$26.67B$1.60B34.36920Positive News
Insider Trade

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This page (NASDAQ:LPSN) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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