LPSN vs. TTGT, BCOV, TZOO, DHX, MCHX, MOVE, META, SE, EQIX, and EBAY
Should you be buying LivePerson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LivePerson include TechTarget (TTGT), Brightcove (BCOV), Travelzoo (TZOO), DHI Group (DHX), Marchex (MCHX), Movano (MOVE), Meta Platforms (META), SEA (SE), Equinix (EQIX), and eBay (EBAY). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.
LivePerson vs.
TechTarget (NASDAQ:TTGT) and LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
TechTarget has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LivePerson. TechTarget is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LivePerson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
93.5% of TechTarget shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of LivePerson shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of TechTarget shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of LivePerson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, TechTarget had 27 more articles in the media than LivePerson. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for TechTarget and 2 mentions for LivePerson. LivePerson's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat TechTarget's score of 0.18 indicating that LivePerson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LivePerson received 61 more outperform votes than TechTarget when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.12% of users gave TechTarget an outperform vote while only 57.45% of users gave LivePerson an outperform vote.
TechTarget has a net margin of -5.34% compared to LivePerson's net margin of -18.72%. TechTarget's return on equity of 5.44% beat LivePerson's return on equity.
TechTarget currently has a consensus price target of $19.67, suggesting a potential upside of 166.96%. LivePerson has a consensus price target of $1.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.06%. Given TechTarget's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TechTarget is more favorable than LivePerson.
TechTarget has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LivePerson has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
TechTarget beats LivePerson on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:LPSN) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
