LivePerson (LPSN) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) is set to issue its earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, November 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.05) per share for the quarter. Individual interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

LivePerson Price Performance

LivePerson stock traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $1.21. The stock had a trading volume of 98,417 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,914,060. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.04. LivePerson has a one year low of $0.45 and a one year high of $3.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $1.15 and its 200 day moving average is $0.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $109.21 million, a P/E ratio of -0.63 and a beta of 1.78.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Jeffrey Ford sold 21,935 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.14, for a total value of $25,005.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 378,707 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $431,725.98. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, CAO Jeffrey Ford sold 21,935 shares of LivePerson stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.14, for a total value of $25,005.90. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 378,707 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $431,725.98. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Monica L. Greenberg sold 34,441 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.12, for a total transaction of $38,573.92. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 181,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $203,399.84. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 225,237 shares of company stock worth $246,745 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 9.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LPSN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Craig Hallum boosted their price target on shares of LivePerson from $1.25 to $1.40 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of LivePerson in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Barclays raised their price objective on LivePerson from $0.75 to $1.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, StockNews.com raised LivePerson from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1.32.

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.