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

Key Points

• Shares of Five9 have an average broker recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from 20 analysts (12 buy, 7 hold, 1 sell) with an average 1‑year price target of $27.12.
• Five9 slightly beat Q4 estimates—EPS $0.80 vs. $0.79 and revenue $300.28M vs. $298.21M—with revenue up 7.8% year‑over‑year and guidance of $0.10–0.17 for Q1 2026 and $0.86–0.95 for FY2026.
• Institutional investors own 96.64% of the stock and several hedge funds increased positions, while the shares trade around $14.59 (market cap ~$1.12B), implying notable analyst‑implied upside to the $27.12 target.

Shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $27.1176.

FIVN has been the subject of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five9 from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of Five9 from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Five9 to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 115.5% during the third quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 122,688 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $2,969,000 after acquiring an additional 65,752 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Five9 in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,080,000. Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Five9 in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $5,451,000. Anson Funds Management LP increased its holdings in Five9 by 98.5% in the 3rd quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 1,534,272 shares of the software maker's stock worth $37,129,000 after buying an additional 761,486 shares during the period. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Five9 by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 1,104,582 shares of the software maker's stock worth $26,731,000 after buying an additional 138,495 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company's stock.

Five9 Stock Performance

FIVN stock opened at $14.59 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.72, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.35. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.45. Five9 has a one year low of $14.23 and a one year high of $30.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a current ratio of 4.51.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $300.28 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $298.21 million. Five9 had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Five9

Five9, Inc NASDAQ: FIVN is a leading provider of cloud-based contact center software designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels. Its platform offers features such as intelligent routing, analytics, workforce optimization and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) connectors. The company emphasizes AI-driven capabilities, including virtual agents and predictive dialing, to enhance both agent productivity and customer experience.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, Five9 completed its initial public offering in February 2014.

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