Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Reaches New 12-Month Low - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Five9 hit a new 52-week low, trading as low as $13.97 and last at $13.84, placing the stock well below its 50-day ($16.55) and 200-day ($19.45) moving averages.
• Several analysts have cut price targets (e.g., Morgan Stanley $30→$26, RBC $35→$25), yet the consensus target remains $27.12 with 12 Buys, 7 Holds and 1 Sell, implying expectations still well above the current price.
• Five9 slightly beat quarterly estimates (EPS $0.80 vs $0.79; revenue $300.3M vs $298.2M, +7.8% YoY), provided FY2026 EPS guidance of $0.86–$0.95, and has concentrated institutional ownership of about 96.6%.

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $13.97 and last traded at $13.8440, with a volume of 74448 shares. The stock had previously closed at $14.59.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on FIVN shares. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Five9 from $30.00 to $26.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Mizuho cut their price target on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $33.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five9 from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $27.12.

Five9 Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.35. The stock's 50 day moving average is $16.55 and its 200 day moving average is $19.45. The company has a current ratio of 4.51, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVN. Voss Capital LP grew its stake in Five9 by 40.0% in the 3rd quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 4,550,000 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $110,110,000 after buying an additional 1,300,000 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew 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 valued at $21,984,000 after buying an additional 829,563 shares during the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. grew its stake in Five9 by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 3,596,380 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $72,107,000 after buying an additional 787,626 shares during the last quarter. Anson Funds Management LP grew its stake 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 valued at $37,129,000 after buying an additional 761,486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Five9 by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,037,395 shares of the software maker's stock worth $201,250,000 after purchasing an additional 759,237 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company's stock.

Five9 Company Profile

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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