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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

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

69.3% of DHI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of LivePerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of DHI Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of LivePerson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
DHI Group-6.97% 9.02% 4.54%
LivePerson -62.66%-190.60%-7.86%

DHI Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
DHI Group$141.93M0.78$250K-$0.21-11.02
LivePerson$312.47M0.28-$134.27M-$2.00-0.47

In the previous week, LivePerson had 15 more articles in the media than DHI Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for LivePerson and 4 mentions for DHI Group. LivePerson's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat DHI Group's score of 0.04 indicating that LivePerson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

DHI Group has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LivePerson has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

DHI Group presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 94.38%. LivePerson has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.57%. Given DHI Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DHI Group is more favorable than LivePerson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DHI Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
LivePerson
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

DHI Group beats LivePerson on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LPSN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$94.79M$110.81B$30.04B$9.84B
Dividend YieldN/A2.47%3.08%4.07%
P/E Ratio-0.4736.9352.1925.74
Price / Sales0.2850.271,273.12115.79
Price / Cash0.7424.6336.4959.48
Price / Book-1.082.999.126.15
Net Income-$134.27M$4.40B$803.97M$265.06M
7 Day Performance-21.72%6.23%1.16%2.60%
1 Month Performance1.63%5.58%0.83%2.83%
1 Year Performance-33.76%34.61%24,075.65%25.58%

LivePerson Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LPSN
LivePerson
0.79 of 5 stars
$0.95
-6.2%
$1.00
+5.6%
-30.4%$94.79M$312.47M-0.471,540Insider Trade
Gap Down
DHX
DHI Group
3.769 of 5 stars
$2.68
+2.3%
$5.25
+95.9%
+30.4%$130.65M$141.93M-15.76530Short Interest ↓
TZOO
Travelzoo
3.6677 of 5 stars
$9.81
+3.6%
$25.67
+161.6%
-12.7%$108.84M$87.82M11.02210Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
MCHX
Marchex
1.3331 of 5 stars
$2.06
+7.0%
N/A-11.7%$90.04M$48.12M-15.85190News Coverage
MOVE
Movano
2.8196 of 5 stars
$0.63
-0.3%
$30.00
+4,669.5%
-88.7%$4.43M$1.01M-0.1530Trending News
Gap Up
META
Meta Platforms
4.1292 of 5 stars
$776.37
+3.5%
$820.32
+5.7%
+48.5%$1.95T$164.50B28.1174,067Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
SE
SEA
2.3009 of 5 stars
$156.76
+1.7%
$159.82
+2.0%
+126.9%$92.35B$16.82B110.4080,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
EQIX
Equinix
4.7947 of 5 stars
$778.39
+0.9%
$957.27
+23.0%
-7.9%$76.17B$8.75B76.2413,606Trending News
EBAY
eBay
4.7339 of 5 stars
$92.86
+1.2%
$77.69
-16.3%
+76.6%$42.81B$10.47B20.4511,500Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CSGP
CoStar Group
3.463 of 5 stars
$96.83
+2.4%
$93.25
-3.7%
+19.6%$41.02B$2.74B387.326,593Positive News
VRSN
VeriSign
3.9509 of 5 stars
$268.29
+1.1%
$277.50
+3.4%
+52.5%$25.06B$1.56B32.02920Positive News
Insider Trade

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This page (NASDAQ:LPSN) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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