In the latest session, Liveperson Inc (NASDAQ: LPSN) closed at $2.56 up 5.35% from its previous closing price of $2.43. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.1300 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2537753 shares were traded. LPSN stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.6200 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.4300.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Liveperson Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 13.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 11.40.
On August 09, 2023, Craig Hallum Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $7.
Loop Capital Upgraded its Sell to Hold on July 12, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $3 to $6.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 10 when Vector Capital Management, L.P bought 354,965 shares for $3.47 per share. The transaction valued at 1,232,829 led to the insider holds 10,899,456 shares of the business.
Vector Capital Management, L.P bought 350,000 shares of LPSN for $1,239,700 on Jan 09. The 10% Owner now owns 10,544,491 shares after completing the transaction at $3.54 per share. On Jan 08, another insider, Vector Capital Management, L.P, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 30,000 shares for $3.60 each. As a result, the insider paid 107,970 and bolstered with 10,194,491 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LPSN now has a Market Capitalization of 206.96M and an Enterprise Value of 583.37M. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.36 whereas that against EBITDA is -9.50.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LPSN has reached a high of $12.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.0898, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.6514.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LPSN has traded an average of 1.38M shares per day and 1.25M over the past ten days. A total of 75.58M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 64.49M. Insiders hold about 20.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.75% stake in the company. Shares short for LPSN as of Jan 31, 2024 were 4.75M with a Short Ratio of 3.43, compared to 4.67M on Dec 29, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.88% and a Short% of Float of 7.48%.
Earnings Estimates
There are 6 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.31 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.25 and a low estimate of -$0.43, while EPS last year was -$0.55. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.28, with high estimates of -$0.22 and low estimates of -$0.38.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.02 and -$1.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.08. EPS for the following year is -$0.91, with 6 analysts recommending between -$0.35 and -$1.49.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $94.13M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $97.98M to a low estimate of $91.9M. As of the current estimate, Liveperson Inc’s year-ago sales were $122.48M, an estimated decrease of -23.10% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $96.23M, a decrease of -10.60% over than the figure of -$23.10% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $99.59M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $94.7M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LPSN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $404.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $398.4M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $400.64M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $514.8M, down -22.20% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $401.64M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $415.49M and the low estimate is $391.8M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 0.20% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
