5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: LivePerson
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, real-time chat technologist LivePerson (NAS: LPSN) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at LivePerson's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
LivePerson facts
Headquarters (founded) | New York (1995) |
Market Cap | $912.7 million |
Industry | Internet software and services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $133.1 million |
Management | CEO Robert LoCascio (since 1995) CFO Daniel Murphy (since 2011) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 10.2% |
Cash/Debt | $93.3 million / $0 |
Competitors | Microsoft Oracle RightNow Technologies |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ; Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 474 members who have rated LivePerson believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, Clint35, offered some user insight into the opportunity:
They recently won a [Stevie Award for Sales & Customer Service]! ... I've actually used this service online a couple times. It's much faster and more pleasant than using the phone. It looks expensive on a P/E basis but they'll grow into it.
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