FY2025 EPS Estimates for Five9 Raised by Cantor Fitzgerald

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald has raised its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Five9 to $0.81 from $0.69, with FY2026 projected at $1.03 EPS.
• Five9's latest quarterly earnings surpassed expectations, reporting $0.76 EPS against a forecast of $0.65, and revenue increased by 12.4% year-over-year.
• Despite recent insider sales, institutional investors and hedge funds continue to hold a significant majority of Five9's stock at 96.64%.

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Five9 in a report released on Friday, August 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now expects that the software maker will post earnings per share of $0.81 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Five9's current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Five9's FY2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.11. Five9 had a net margin of 0.80% and a return on equity of 8.91%. The business had revenue of $283.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $275.18 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.52 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on FIVN. DA Davidson upgraded Five9 to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Five9 from $45.00 to $28.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Five9 from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Five9 from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $40.05.

Five9 Stock Performance

Five9 stock traded down $0.49 on Monday, hitting $25.44. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,648,126 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,899,149. The firm has a market cap of $1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 281.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.17. Five9 has a one year low of $21.04 and a one year high of $49.90. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $27.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.82. The company has a quick ratio of 4.44, a current ratio of 4.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

Insider Activity

In other Five9 news, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,938 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.83, for a total transaction of $81,764.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 44,901 shares in the company, valued at $1,249,594.83. This trade represents a 6.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,798 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.28, for a total value of $50,847.44. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 126,468 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,576,515.04. The trade was a 1.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,566 shares of company stock valued at $931,354 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FIVN. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in shares of Five9 by 292.4% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,679,356 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $72,745,000 after purchasing an additional 1,996,628 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Five9 by 353.3% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,395,566 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $97,356,000 after acquiring an additional 1,867,137 shares during the last quarter. Sylebra Capital LLC lifted its stake in Five9 by 59.4% in the 4th quarter. Sylebra Capital LLC now owns 3,745,778 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $152,228,000 after buying an additional 1,396,496 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,061,000. Finally, Voss Capital LP purchased a new position in Five9 in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,340,000. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company's stock.

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides intelligent cloud software for contact centers in the United States, India, and internationally. It offers a virtual contact center cloud platform that delivers a suite of applications, which enables the breadth of contact center-related customer service, sales, and marketing functions.