Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Barclays Analyst Says

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price objective increased by stock analysts at Barclays from $22.00 to $25.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the software maker’s stock. Barclays‘s price target points to a potential upside of 16.39% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on FIVN. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Five9 from $30.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.94.

Five9 Trading Up 24.9%

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN traded up $4.28 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $21.48. The stock had a trading volume of 6,511,719 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,446,025. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.58. The firm has a market cap of $1.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.35. Five9 has a fifty-two week low of $13.29 and a fifty-two week high of $30.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its 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 company had revenue of $300.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $298.21 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 10.95% and a net margin of 3.43%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.79 EPS. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 1.29 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIVN. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in Five9 by 81.7% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Five9 in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its stake in Five9 by 3,572.0% in the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,786 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Five9 in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Five9 by 36.4% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Five9 News

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat expectations — Five9 reported $0.76 EPS vs. consensus ~$0.69 and revenue of $305.3M (up ~9% YoY), signaling healthy demand and margin improvement. BusinessWire: Five9 First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised FY2026 guidance significantly — FY EPS guide 3.22–3.30 vs. prior consensus ~2.81 (and Q2 EPS/revenue at-or-above estimates), which materially re-rates forward earnings expectations. Five9 Slide Deck / Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst affirmation — Needham reiterated a Buy and set a $40 price target (~100% upside to current levels), adding dealer support to the rally. Benzinga: Needham Reaffirms Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Sector/AI tailwind — Coverage highlights that Five9’s AI-driven features helped deliver the beat, joining other SaaS names in an AI-led rebound that’s boosting market sentiment. Business Insider: SaaS Stocks Soar on AI Beats
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed disclosures available — Earnings call transcript and slide deck provide color on customer trends, margin drivers, and AI roadmap for those modeling forward growth and churn. Seeking Alpha: Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Third?party summaries — Zacks and other outlets also note the beat and guide, useful for quick checks but not new directional catalysts. Zacks: Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

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.