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

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $25.9286.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on FIVN. Zacks Research upgraded Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. DA Davidson upped their price target on Five9 from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st.

Five9 Price Performance

Five9 stock opened at $22.95 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $22.69 and a 200-day moving average of $19.19. Five9 has a 52-week low of $13.29 and a 52-week high of $29.64. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $1.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.77, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.46.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.92 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.62 EPS. The firm’s 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. As a group, analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.39 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 5,869 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $145,609.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 161,671 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,011,057.51. The trade was a 3.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,511 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total value of $36,641.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 309,951 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,516,311.75. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 85,820 shares of company stock worth $2,014,057 over the last three months. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIVN. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five9 by 378.7% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 1,367 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Five9 in the third quarter worth $33,000. Optiver Holding B.V. raised its holdings in Five9 by 575.9% in the first quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,325 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,981 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in Five9 by 3,572.0% in the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,786 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in Five9 during the 1st quarter valued at $38,000. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Five9

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.