Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Five9, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from eighteen research firms, with an average price target of $37.59.
• CFO Bryan M. Lee and CAO Leena Mansharamani recently sold shares, reflecting a 0.79% and 6.67% decrease in their ownership, respectively, highlighting possible insider sentiment.
• Five9 reported $0.76 EPS for the last quarter, surpassing estimates and demonstrating a 12.4% year-over-year revenue growth.

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and thirteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $37.5882.

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on FIVN shares. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, August 1st. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Five9 from $36.00 to $31.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five9 from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, 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 for the company.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Five9 news, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,889 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.72, for a total value of $48,585.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 237,488 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,108,191.36. The trade was a 0.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Andy Dignan sold 7,614 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.48, for a total transaction of $194,004.72. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 218,125 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,557,825. This trade represents a 3.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 60,781 shares of company stock worth $1,565,453 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FIVN. Voss Capital LP grew its position in shares of Five9 by 211.4% during the 2nd quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 3,250,000 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $86,060,000 after acquiring an additional 2,206,173 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in Five9 by 292.4% in the 1st 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 worth $72,745,000 after purchasing an additional 1,996,628 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Five9 in the 2nd quarter worth $39,056,000. Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its stake in Five9 by 124,372.3% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 830,230 shares of the software maker's stock worth $21,984,000 after purchasing an additional 829,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 50.9% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,783,870 shares of the software maker's stock worth $72,496,000 after buying an additional 601,348 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company's stock.

Five9 Trading Down 3.0%

NASDAQ FIVN traded down $0.82 during trading on Friday, hitting $26.55. 929,185 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,903,489. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 4.44 and a quick ratio of 4.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $26.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $26.61. The firm has a market cap of $2.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 296.02, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.17. Five9 has a 12-month low of $21.04 and a 12-month high of $49.90.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $283.27 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $275.18 million. Five9 had a net margin of 0.80% and a return on equity of 8.91%. Five9's revenue for the quarter was up 12.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.52 earnings per share. Five9 has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.720-0.740 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.860-2.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

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.