Liveperson Inc (NASDAQ: LPSN)’s stock price has decreased by -7.96 compared to its previous closing price of 0.65. However, the company has seen a -23.07% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. InvestorPlace reported 2024-04-03 that Generative AI was the biggest story of 2023 which caused AI stocks to boom. However, generative AI isn’t the only area of AI to be considered for investors.
Is It Worth Investing in Liveperson Inc (NASDAQ: LPSN) Right Now?
LPSN has 36-month beta value of 1.53. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LPSN is 68.21M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.90% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LPSN on April 15, 2024 was 2.69M shares.
LPSN’s Market Performance
LPSN stock saw a decrease of -23.07% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -42.05% and a quarterly a decrease of -83.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 11.43%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 9.84% for Liveperson Inc (LPSN). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -35.91% for LPSN stock, with a simple moving average of -81.03% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LPSN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LPSN stocks, with ROTH MKM repeating the rating for LPSN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LPSN in the upcoming period, according to ROTH MKM is $2 based on the research report published on February 29, 2024 of the current year 2024.
ROTH MKM, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LPSN reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for LPSN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 09th, 2023.
Craig Hallum gave a rating of “Buy” to LPSN, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on August 09th of the previous year.
LPSN Trading at -63.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LPSN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -90.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 11.43%, as shares sank -38.52% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -78.47% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LPSN fell by -23.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -86.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.9215. In addition, Liveperson Inc saw -84.10% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LPSN starting from Collins John DeNeen, who sale 1,796 shares at the price of $0.76 back on Apr 10 ’24. After this action, Collins John DeNeen now owns 480,145 shares of Liveperson Inc, valued at $1,365 using the latest closing price.
Greenberg Monica L., the EVP, Policy & General Counsel of Liveperson Inc, sale 1,123 shares at $0.76 during a trade that took place back on Apr 10 ’24, which means that Greenberg Monica L. is holding 206,221 shares at $853 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LPSN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.62 for the gross margin
The net margin for Liveperson Inc stands at -0.25. The total capital return value is set at -0.19. Equity return is now at value -172.83, with -10.44 for asset returns.
Based on Liveperson Inc (LPSN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.92 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 12.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -27.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -28.55 million with net debt to EBITDA at -7.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.20.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Liveperson Inc (LPSN) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
