Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $25.9286.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on FIVN shares. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Five9 from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st.

Insider Transactions at Five9

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 21,320 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.98, for a total transaction of $447,293.60. Following the sale, the insider owned 281,298 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,901,632.04. This trade represents a 7.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 8,645 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $214,482.45. Following the sale, the executive owned 281,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,983,816.52. The trade was a 2.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 85,820 shares of company stock worth $2,014,057. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Five9 by 378.7% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,367 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Five9 during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Optiver Holding B.V. raised its stake in Five9 by 575.9% during the 1st quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,325 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,981 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its stake in Five9 by 3,572.0% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,786 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Five9 during the 1st quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $21.32 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $20.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.73. Five9 has a twelve month low of $13.29 and a twelve month high of $29.71. The company has a quick ratio of 4.51, a current ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a PE ratio of 32.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.45.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.07. Five9 had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 12.66%. The firm had revenue of $305.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.92 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Five9 will post 1.39 EPS for the current year.

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) is a leading provider of cloud-based contact center software designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels. Its platform offers features such as intelligent routing, analytics, workforce optimization and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) connectors. The company emphasizes AI-driven capabilities, including virtual agents and predictive dialing, to enhance both agent productivity and customer experience.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, Five9 completed its initial public offering in February 2014.