DA Davidson Reiterates Neutral Rating for Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN)

Key Points

• DA Davidson has reissued a "neutral" rating for Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) with a price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.96% from the previous close.
• Analysts currently have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Five9, with an average price target of $37.59, indicating bullish sentiment among most investment analysts.
• Five9's latest quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $0.76, exceeding expectations, along with a year-over-year revenue increase of 12.4% to $283.27 million.

DA Davidson reissued their neutral rating on shares of Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Free Report) in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $28.00 price objective on the software maker's stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Five9's FY2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on FIVN. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $36.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five9 from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, June 6th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of Five9 from $36.00 to $31.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $37.59.

Five9 Trading Up 3.6%

NASDAQ:FIVN traded up $0.91 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $26.41. The company had a trading volume of 555,378 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,904,556. Five9 has a 52 week low of $21.04 and a 52 week high of $49.90. The company has a market capitalization of $2.04 billion, a PE ratio of 294.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.17. 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 50-day moving average price of $26.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.85.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The software maker reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts' expectations of $275.18 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.52 EPS. The company'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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five9 news, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,969 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.85, for a total value of $76,748.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 41,522 shares in the company, valued at $1,073,343.70. This represents a 6.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,889 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.72, for a total value of $48,585.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 237,488 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,108,191.36. The trade was a 0.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 60,781 shares of company stock worth $1,565,453 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Five9

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sylebra Capital LLC increased its stake in Five9 by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. Sylebra Capital LLC now owns 3,745,778 shares of the software maker's stock worth $152,228,000 after purchasing an additional 1,396,496 shares during the period. Voss Capital LP increased its stake in shares of Five9 by 211.4% during the second quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 3,250,000 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $86,060,000 after buying an additional 2,206,173 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Five9 by 14.8% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,749,505 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $74,649,000 after buying an additional 353,939 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in shares of Five9 by 292.4% during the first 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 valued at $72,745,000 after buying an additional 1,996,628 shares during the period. Finally, Van Berkom & Associates Inc. increased its stake in shares of Five9 by 14.2% during the first quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 2,140,763 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $58,122,000 after buying an additional 266,484 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company's stock.

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.