DA Davidson Has Bullish Outlook for Five9 FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson has raised its FY2026 earnings per share estimate for Five9 to $0.94, reflecting a slight increase from the previous estimate of $0.93.
• The company reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.76, surpassing the consensus estimate by $0.11, and a revenue of $283.27 million, which exceeded estimates by $8.09 million.
• Fifteen research analysts have rated Five9 as a buy or hold; the stock has a consensus target price of $37.59 amid a moderate buy rating.

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN - Free Report) - DA Davidson increased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Five9 in a report issued on Friday, September 12th. DA Davidson analyst C. Wright now forecasts that the software maker will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.93. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five9's current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $283.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $275.18 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.52 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. Five9 has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.740 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.860-2.900 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on FIVN. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, June 6th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $36.00 to $31.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Rosenblatt Securities restated a "buy" rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five9 from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $37.59.

Five9 Stock Down 1.0%

NASDAQ FIVN opened at $25.84 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.93. Five9 has a twelve month low of $21.04 and a twelve month high of $49.90. The stock has a market cap of $2.00 billion, a PE ratio of 287.14, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 4.44 and a current ratio of 4.44.

Institutional Trading of Five9

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantinno Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Five9 in the fourth quarter valued at about $287,000. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Five9 by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 369,001 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $14,997,000 after acquiring an additional 20,775 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc purchased a new position in Five9 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $354,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Five9 by 60.1% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 13,407 shares of the software maker's stock worth $545,000 after acquiring an additional 5,032 shares during the period. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 1st quarter worth $433,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 7,861 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.72, for a total transaction of $202,184.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 218,978 shares in the company, valued at $5,632,114.16. This represents a 3.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,969 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.85, for a total transaction of $76,748.65. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 41,522 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,073,343.70. This trade represents a 6.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 60,781 shares of company stock worth $1,565,453 in the last quarter. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Five9

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.

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