LivePerson (LPSN) Competitors $1.07 +0.09 (+8.98%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.12 +0.05 (+4.58%) As of 07:28 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LPSN vs. BCOV, TZOO, DHX, MCHX, MOVE, META, SE, EQIX, EBAY, and CSGPShould you be buying LivePerson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LivePerson include Brightcove (BCOV), Travelzoo (TZOO), DHI Group (DHX), Marchex (MCHX), Movano (MOVE), Meta Platforms (META), SEA (SE), Equinix (EQIX), eBay (EBAY), and CoStar Group (CSGP). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. LivePerson vs. Its Competitors Brightcove Travelzoo DHI Group Marchex Movano Meta Platforms SEA Equinix eBay CoStar Group LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) and Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, LPSN or BCOV? LivePerson has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brightcove has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LPSN or BCOV more profitable? Brightcove has a net margin of -4.57% compared to LivePerson's net margin of -38.62%. Brightcove's return on equity of -9.46% beat LivePerson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LivePerson-38.62% -190.60% -5.01% Brightcove -4.57%-9.46%-4.20% Do institutionals and insiders believe in LPSN or BCOV? 79.8% of LivePerson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Brightcove shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of LivePerson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Brightcove shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate LPSN or BCOV? LivePerson presently has a consensus target price of $1.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.54%. Brightcove has a consensus target price of $3.98, indicating a potential downside of 10.67%. Given LivePerson's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe LivePerson is more favorable than Brightcove.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LivePerson 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Brightcove 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better earnings and valuation, LPSN or BCOV? Brightcove has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LivePerson. Brightcove 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 RatioLivePerson$312.47M0.32-$134.27M-$2.16-0.50Brightcove$201.19M1.00-$22.89M-$0.21-21.19 Does the media favor LPSN or BCOV? In the previous week, LivePerson had 2 more articles in the media than Brightcove. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LivePerson and 0 mentions for Brightcove. LivePerson's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Brightcove's score of 0.00 indicating that LivePerson is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment LivePerson Positive Brightcove Neutral SummaryBrightcove beats LivePerson on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LivePerson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LPSN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LPSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLivePersonINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$92.14M$97.47B$27.19B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.93%3.15%4.10%P/E Ratio-0.5036.5236.0119.90Price / Sales0.3221.252,037.83113.66Price / Cash0.7224.4037.6556.90Price / Book-1.433.027.075.38Net Income-$134.27M$4.40B$763.02M$248.50M7 Day Performance10.28%1.32%1.86%2.04%1 Month Performance38.96%0.03%5.99%4.84%1 Year Performance74.01%25.80%52,289.40%20.23% LivePerson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LPSNLivePerson0.3404 of 5 stars$1.07+9.0%$1.00-6.5%+85.9%$92.14M$312.47M-0.501,540News CoverageBCOVBrightcove0.4908 of 5 stars$4.45flat$3.98-10.7%N/A$202.12M$201.19M-21.19720TZOOTravelzoo3.9347 of 5 stars$12.27+0.2%$25.67+109.2%+78.6%$136.20M$83.90M12.27210Insider TradeDHXDHI Group3.581 of 5 stars$2.71+5.9%$5.25+93.7%+42.2%$132.11M$141.93M-15.94530MCHXMarchex1.476 of 5 stars$2.11-0.5%N/A+48.3%$92.23M$48.12M-16.23190MOVEMovano2.836 of 5 stars$0.69+3.0%$30.00+4,256.7%-85.0%$4.85M$1.01M-0.1730Trending NewsGap UpMETAMeta Platforms3.9402 of 5 stars$698.53+2.4%$710.00+1.6%+40.1%$1.76T$164.50B27.2474,067Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSESEA2.6408 of 5 stars$153.58+0.1%$147.15-4.2%+112.5%$90.48B$16.82B108.1680,700Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeEQIXEquinix4.8146 of 5 stars$889.98+0.8%$1,004.80+12.9%+5.1%$87.06B$8.75B92.5113,606Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastEBAYeBay4.3973 of 5 stars$76.86-1.0%$67.73-11.9%+42.3%$35.43B$10.31B18.3011,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCSGPCoStar Group2.504 of 5 stars$80.04+0.5%$87.69+9.6%+9.7%$33.77B$2.74B276.006,593Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BCOV Competitors TZOO Competitors DHX Competitors MCHX Competitors MOVE Competitors META Competitors SE Competitors EQIX Competitors EBAY Competitors CSGP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LPSN) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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