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In the latest session, Liveperson Inc (NASDAQ: LPSN) closed at $0.53 up 5.12% from its previous closing price of $0.50. In other words, the price has increased by $5.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.59 million shares were traded. LPSN stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.5468 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.4862.
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 1.20 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:
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 Apr 19 ’24 when Kroman Alex sold 65,828 shares for $0.51 per share. The transaction valued at 33,572 led to the insider holds 120,047 shares of the business.
Collins John DeNeen sold 1,796 shares of LPSN for $1,365 on Apr 10 ’24. The CFO and COO now owns 480,145 shares after completing the transaction at $0.76 per share. On Apr 10 ’24, another insider, Greenberg Monica L., who serves as the EVP, Policy & General Counsel of the company, sold 1,123 shares for $0.76 each. As a result, the insider received 853 and left with 206,221 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 46346388 and an Enterprise Value of 427536384. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.064 whereas that against EBITDA is -13.495.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LPSN is 1.61, which has changed by -0.8867521 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22363698 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LPSN has reached a high of $6.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -56.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -82.37%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LPSN has traded an average of 3.10M shares per day and 3572450 over the past ten days. A total of 87.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 68.09M. Insiders hold about 22.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.82% stake in the company. Shares short for LPSN as of 1713139200 were 8119804 with a Short Ratio of 2.62, compared to 1710460800 on 6595137. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8119804 and a Short% of Float of 11.4700004.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Liveperson Inc (LPSN) is underway, with the input of 5.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.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 -$0.18, with high estimates of $0.12 and low estimates of -$0.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.53 and -$1.07 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.89. EPS for the following year is -$0.77, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$0.53 and -$1.02.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 7 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $80.68M this quarter.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 $107.66MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $76.65M. There is a high estimate of $79.32M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $74.1M.
A total of 7 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 $307.94M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $401.98MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $306.13M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $307.9M and the low estimate is $304.5M.
