Liveperson Inc (NASDAQ: LPSN) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 6.96 compared to its previous closing price of 1.15. However, the company has seen a gain of 10.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-10-22 that Customer ratings and reviews have earned LivePerson a spot on Inc.’s list of the world’s best B2B companies every year since its inception NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — For the third year in a row, Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for entrepreneurs and business leaders, has named LivePerson to its list of the world’s top B2B companies. LivePerson (Nasdaq: LPSN), the enterprise leader in digital-first customer conversations, was named to the 2024 Power Partners list of the best companies for Customer Relationship Management for its proven track record of accelerating contact center transformation, supercharging agent productivity, and delivering more personalized customer experiences.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for LPSN is 1.78. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for LPSN is 70.42M and currently, short sellers hold a 12.11% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LPSN on October 23, 2024 was 2.93M shares.
LPSN’s Market Performance
The stock of Liveperson Inc (LPSN) has seen a 10.81% increase in the past week, with a 16.04% rise in the past month, and a -2.38% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.37% for LPSN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.31% for LPSN’s stock, with a simple moving average of -4.12% 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 2.65% 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 -69.10% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.37%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.77%, as shares surge +18.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.95% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LPSN rose by +10.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -66.49% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.1680. In addition, Liveperson Inc saw -67.55% 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 Ford Jeffrey, who sale 21,935 shares at the price of $1.14 back on Oct 21 ’24. After this action, Ford Jeffrey now owns 378,707 shares of Liveperson Inc, valued at $24,896 using the latest closing price.
Ford Jeffrey, the Officer of Liveperson Inc, proposed sale 21,935 shares at $1.14 during a trade that took place back on Oct 21 ’24, which means that Ford Jeffrey is holding shares at $24,901 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LPSN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Liveperson Inc stands at -0.24. The total capital return value is set at -0.21. Equity return is now at value -111.86, with -10.95 for asset returns.
Based on Liveperson Inc (LPSN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.88 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 7.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -113.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -28.55 million with net debt to EBITDA at -4.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.36.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Liveperson Inc (LPSN) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
