LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $1.23 EPS

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The technology company reported ($1.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($1.23), RTT News reports. The firm had revenue of $73.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.12 million. LivePerson had a negative net margin of 18.72% and a negative return on equity of 111.48%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.06) earnings per share. LivePerson updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

LivePerson Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LPSN opened at $0.92 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.24, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The firm has a market cap of $83.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.60 and a beta of 1.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1.15. LivePerson has a one year low of $0.45 and a one year high of $2.08.

Insider Transactions at LivePerson

In other LivePerson news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 84,944 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.85, for a total transaction of $72,202.40. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 9.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Craig Hallum cut LivePerson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $1.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of LivePerson in a report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of LivePerson from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $0.88.

LivePerson Company Profile

LivePerson, Inc engages in conversational artificial intelligence. It enables brands to leverage the Conversational Cloud's intelligence engine to connect with consumers through an integrated suite of mobile and online business messaging technologies. The company offers the Conversational Cloud, an enterprise-class digital customer conversation platform, which enables businesses and consumers to connect through conversational channels, such as voice, in-app, and mobile messaging.