FBN Securities Upgrades Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) to “Strong-Buy”

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) was upgraded by FBN Securities to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday, Zacks reports.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on FIVN. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Barclays upped their price objective on Five9 from $25.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on Five9 from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Five9 presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.60.

Five9 Stock Up 3.2%

FIVN opened at $34.08 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $29.98 and a 200-day moving average of $22.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.39 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a current ratio of 4.15, a quick ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Five9 has a 1-year low of $13.29 and a 1-year high of $35.18.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The firm had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $306.61 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Five9

In other news, President Andy Dignan sold 2,746 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.57, for a total value of $86,691.22. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 244,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,722,022. This trade represents a 1.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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. Also, insider Tiffany Meriweather sold 5,114 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.55, for a total value of $161,346.70. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 253,249 shares in the company, valued at $7,990,005.95. This trade represents a 1.98% 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 sold a total of 76,845 shares of company stock valued at $2,576,856 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Anson Funds Management LP grew its holdings in Five9 by 35.6% during the 1st quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 2,086,675 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,655,000 after acquiring an additional 547,304 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Five9 by 18.6% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,054,769 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $15,998,000 after purchasing an additional 165,623 shares during the last quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Five9 by 109.0% in the 4th quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC now owns 625,726 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $12,546,000 after purchasing an additional 326,323 shares during the last quarter. S Squared Technology LLC bought a new position in shares of Five9 in the 2nd quarter worth $10,983,957. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 during the second quarter worth $10,432,000. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc provides cloud-based contact center software and customer experience solutions. Its platform is designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels from a centralized, cloud-based environment.

The company’s offerings include inbound and outbound contact center capabilities, digital engagement tools, interactive voice response, workforce engagement management, analytics, workflow automation and artificial intelligence features.