As of close of business last night, Liveperson Inc’s stock clocked out at $0.78, down -6.15% from its previous closing price of $0.83. On the day, 3974593 shares were traded. LPSN stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.8534 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.7559.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LPSN’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.20. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 12.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 10.67.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, ROTH MKM on February 29, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $2 from $6 previously.
On August 09, 2023, ROTH MKM Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $6.
Craig Hallum Upgraded its Hold to Buy on August 09, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $7.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 02 ’24 when Collins John DeNeen sold 2,958 shares for $0.94 per share. The transaction valued at 2,781 led to the insider holds 481,941 shares of the business.
Greenberg Monica L. sold 1,957 shares of LPSN for $1,840 on Apr 02 ’24. The EVP, Policy & General Counsel now owns 207,344 shares after completing the transaction at $0.94 per share. On Mar 14 ’24, another insider, Pegueros Vanessa, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $1.02 each. As a result, the insider paid 5,100 and bolstered with 89,993 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 69.03M and an Enterprise Value of 450.13M. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.12 whereas that against EBITDA is -8.35.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LPSN has reached a high of $6.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.8160, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.2494.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LPSN traded 2.51M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2.79M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 87.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 66.42M. Insiders hold about 24.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.07% stake in the company. Shares short for LPSN as of Mar 15, 2024 were 6.6M with a Short Ratio of 2.62, compared to 5.01M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7.49% and a Short% of Float of 9.31%.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 4 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.31 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.25 and a low estimate of -$0.37, while EPS last year was -$0.23. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.15, with high estimates of $0.12 and low estimates of -$0.27.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.53 and -$1.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.84. EPS for the following year is -$0.53, with 1 analysts recommending between -$0.53 and -$0.53.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $80.71M. It ranges from a high estimate of $81.33M to a low estimate of $79.2M. As of the current estimate, Liveperson Inc’s year-ago sales were $107.66M, an estimated decrease of -25.00% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $76.67M, a decrease of -21.40% over than the figure of -$25.00% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $79.32M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $74.1M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LPSN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $311.14M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $305.3M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $307.85M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $401.98M, down -23.40% from the average estimate. Based on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $306.95M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $307.9M and the low estimate is $306M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -0.30% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
