LivePerson Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN) finished Wednesday with an addition of $0.67 to close at $5.42, an upside of 14.12 percent. An average of 3,728,582 shares of common stock have been traded in the last five days. There was a gain of $1.22 in the past week, and it reached a new high 5 times over the past 12 months. The last 20 days have seen an average of 2,215,710 shares traded, while the 50-day average volume stands at 2,863,310.
LPSN stock has increased by 6.91% in the last month. The company shares reached their 1-month lowest point of $3.77 on 08/08/23. With the stock rallying to its 52-week high on 02/03/23, shares of the company touched a low of $3.18 and a high of $18.17 in 52 weeks. It has reached a new high 12 times so far this year and lost -46.54% or -$4.87 in price. In spite of this, the price is down -70.17% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
LPSN stock investors should be aware that LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 10 days ago on Jul 31. In this transaction, the insider spent $101,694. EVP, Policy & General Counsel, Greenberg Monica L., disposed of 7,782 shares at a price of $4.78 on Jul 31. The insider now owns more than $37,198 worth of shares. Prior to that, Chief Accounting Officer Osumi Norman M. went on to Sale 3,357 shares at $4.78 each on Jul 31. An amount of $16,046 was transacted.
Valuation Metrics
LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) stock’s beta is 1.53. Other valuation ratios to consider include the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio at 0.85, the price-to-book (PB) ratio at 6.30.
Financial Health
The quick ratio of LivePerson Inc. for the recent quarter was 1.10, and the current ratio was 1.10, indicating that the company is able to meet its debt obligations. Further, the company has a long term debt to equity ratio of 7.85 and a total debt to equity ratio of 8.98 for the recent quarter. LivePerson Inc.’s EBITDA margin is -27.78%, while its operating margin for the same period stands at -38.60%. Its gross profit as reported stood at $330.1 million compared to revenue of $514.8 million.
For investors, determining the potential profitability of the investment also depends on the performance of the company’s management. In the past 12 months, LivePerson Inc.’s return on assets was -16.50%.
Earnings Surprise
In the quarter under review, the net income was down than the previous quarter. The company posted a net income of -$17.42 million in the quarter, while revenues of -$41.72 million were shrunk -275.2%. At the end of the recent quarter, LivePerson Inc.’s stock balance sheet showed total liabilities of 892.51 million. Shareholders own equity worth $78.97 million.
Technical Picture
From a technical analysis perspective, let’s take a brief look at LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) price momentum. RSI 9-day as of the close on 09 August was 68.05%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with historical volatility in this time frame at 118.97%.
As of today, LPSN’s price is $4.43 +30.04% or $1.22 from its 5-day moving average. LPSN is currently trading -1.19% lower than its 20-day SMA and +25.10% higher than its 100-day SMA. However, the stock’s current price level is +39.70% above the SMA50 and -40.08% below the SMA200.
The stochastic %K and %D were 53.00% and 30.93%, respectively, and the average true range (ATR) was 0.49. With the 14-day stochastic at 86.06% and the average true range at 0.46, the RSI (14) stands at 62.59%. The stock has reached 0.25 on the 9-day MACD Oscillator while the 14-day reading was at 0.11.
Analyst Ratings
ROTH MKM upgraded LivePerson Inc. (NASDAQ: LPSN) to a a Buy rating in its most recent analyst report. Previously, the stock was rated as a Neutral. The consensus rating for LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) among analysts is Hold. According to current brokerage recommendations, 1 brokerage firm advise that investors sell LPSN, while 8 suggest investors hold. There are 0 analysts who rate the stock as underweight. The stock is rated overweight by 0 analysts, while 2 others rate it as a “buy”.
What is LPSN’s price target for the next 12 months?
Analysts predict a range of price targets between $4.00 and $7.00, with a median target of $5.00. Taking a look at these predictions, the average price target given by analysts for LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) stock is $5.43.
