Financial Analysis: Metalpha Technology (NASDAQ:MATH) & LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN)

LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) and Metalpha Technology (NASDAQ:MATH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for LivePerson and Metalpha Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LivePerson	1	1	0	0	1.50
Metalpha Technology	0	1	0	0	2.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.8% of LivePerson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of Metalpha Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of LivePerson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Metalpha Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LivePerson and Metalpha Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LivePerson	$271.75 million	0.21	-$134.27 million	($29.98)	-0.19
Metalpha Technology	$44.57 million	2.09	$15.90 million	N/A	N/A

Metalpha Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LivePerson.

Risk and Volatility

LivePerson has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metalpha Technology has a beta of -0.5, meaning that its stock price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares LivePerson and Metalpha Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LivePerson	-62.66%	N/A	-7.86%
Metalpha Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Metalpha Technology beats LivePerson on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It also provides professional services; LivePerson's Conversational AI, including conversation builder, manager, and intelligence, and intent manager. In addition, it provides Voice AI, conversational intelligence and insights, and integration services. The company sells its products to Fortune 500 companies, Internet businesses, online merchants, automotive dealers, educational institution, public sector, and not-for-profit organizations. It operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United Kingdom, and the Asia-Pacific. LivePerson, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Metalpha Technology

Metalpha Technology Holding Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides wealth management services in Hong Kong. The company offers digital asset-based wealth management services, which include issuing traditional financial and cryptocurrency derivative products to over-the-counter clients, providing crypto derivative market making services, and proprietary trading of digital assets and crypto derivative products; and securities advising and asset management services. It serves institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. The company was formerly known as Dragon Victory International Limited and changed its name to Metalpha Technology Holding Limited in November 2022. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.