What is Roth Capital’s Estimate for LivePerson Q1 Earnings?

LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for LivePerson in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Roth Capital analyst R. Baldry expects that the technology company will post earnings of ($0.24) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for LivePerson’s current full-year earnings is ($0.41) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for LivePerson’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.23) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.91) EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com downgraded LivePerson from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday. Craig Hallum downgraded LivePerson from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $1.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of LivePerson in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $0.88.

LivePerson Trading Down 16.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LPSN opened at $0.92 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $83.43 million, a P/E ratio of -0.60 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.24, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.27. LivePerson has a 1 year low of $0.45 and a 1 year high of $2.08. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $1.15.

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 5th. The technology company reported ($1.27) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by ($1.23). LivePerson had a negative return on equity of 111.48% and a negative net margin of 18.72%. The company had revenue of $73.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.12 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.06) earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 84,944 shares of LivePerson stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.85, for a total transaction of $72,202.40. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 9.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in LivePerson by 42.0% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 906,027 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,377,000 after purchasing an additional 267,827 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. lifted its holdings in LivePerson by 146.1% in the 4th quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 73,794 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $112,000 after purchasing an additional 43,804 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in LivePerson in the 4th quarter worth approximately $152,000. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in LivePerson in the 4th quarter worth approximately $57,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in LivePerson in the 4th quarter worth approximately $66,000. 79.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.