Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts rate Five9 a “Moderate Buy.” Of 19 brokerages, 11 recommend buying, seven rate it a hold, and one gives it a strong-buy rating; the average 12-month price target is $34.33.
• Five9 reported quarterly revenue of $312.44 million, up 10.3% year over year, and EPS of $0.70, exceeding analyst expectations. The company issued third-quarter EPS guidance of $0.77–$0.81 and full-year guidance of $3.22–$3.30.
• Institutional investors own 96.64% of the stock, while insiders sold 83,831 shares worth $2.82 million over the past three months, primarily through pre-arranged plans to cover tax obligations.

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the nineteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $34.33.

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group restated a "positive" rating on shares of Five9 in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Five9 from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Five9 from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $33.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research note on Monday.

Insider Activity

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 5,114 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.55, for a total value of $161,346.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 253,249 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,990,005.95. This represents a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,310 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.60, for a total transaction of $42,706.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 289,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,432,255.80. The trade was a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. Over the last three months, insiders sold 83,831 shares of company stock valued at $2,821,366. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

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

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN opened at $34.01 on Thursday. Five9 has a 52 week low of $13.29 and a 52 week high of $40.00. The business's 50 day moving average price is $32.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.17. The company has a quick ratio of 4.15, a current ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.29 and a beta of 1.48.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The company had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.61 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. Five9's revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Five9 will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

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.

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