LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $4.65 EPS

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday. The technology company reported ($4.83) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by ($4.65), Zacks reports. LivePerson updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

LivePerson Price Performance

LPSN stock traded down $0.38 during trading on Monday, reaching $5.24. 392,179 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 213,543. The company has a market capitalization of $52.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.17 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a 50-day moving average of $8.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.90. LivePerson has a twelve month low of $5.02 and a twelve month high of $31.20.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Monica L. Greenberg sold 10,480 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.60, for a total value of $100,608.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 79,482 shares in the company, valued at approximately $763,027.20. This represents a 11.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Vector Capital Management, L.P sold 16,851 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.70, for a total value of $247,709.70. Following the sale, the insider owned 598,951 shares in the company, valued at $8,804,579.70. This represents a 2.74% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 178,270 shares of company stock valued at $2,400,715. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LivePerson

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in LivePerson stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN) by 2.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,830,467 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 100,727 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 38.15% of LivePerson worth $2,233,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 79.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on LPSN shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of LivePerson in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of LivePerson from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, LivePerson currently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

About LivePerson

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.