LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) Vs. FB, SE, EQIX, EBAY, TWTR, CSGP, VRSN, AKAM, OPEN, and ZD
Should you be buying LivePerson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LivePerson include Meta Platforms (FB), SEA (SE), Equinix (EQIX), eBay (EBAY), Twitter (TWTR), CoStar Group (CSGP), VeriSign (VRSN), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), Opendoor Technologies (OPEN), and Ziff Davis (ZD). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.
LivePerson vs.
SEA (NYSE:SE) and LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.
LivePerson has a net margin of -19.73% compared to SEA's net margin of -23.51%. LivePerson's return on equity of -33.52% beat SEA's return on equity.
In the previous week, SEA had 5 more articles in the media than LivePerson. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for SEA and 2 mentions for LivePerson. SEA's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat LivePerson's score of -0.20 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LivePerson received 17 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.16% of users gave SEA an outperform vote while only 63.65% of users gave LivePerson an outperform vote.
SEA has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LivePerson has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SEA presently has a consensus price target of $336.36, indicating a potential upside of 125.26%. LivePerson has a consensus price target of $66.67, indicating a potential upside of 118.44%. Given SEA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SEA is more favorable than LivePerson.
52.8% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of LivePerson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of LivePerson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
LivePerson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SEA. SEA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LivePerson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
SEA and LivePerson tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) vs. Its Competitors
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