Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eighteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $31.50.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Five9 from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on shares of Five9 from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Five9 from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In other news, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 8,645 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $214,482.45. Following the sale, the executive directly owned 281,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,983,816.52. This represents a 2.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 16,620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $412,342.20. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 311,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,727,372.22. This represents a 5.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 56,003 shares of company stock valued at $1,386,457. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVN. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Five9 by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 69,189 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,832,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its position in shares of Five9 by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 11,358 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Five9 by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 56,303 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after buying an additional 807 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Five9 by 378.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 1,367 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Five9 in the third quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Five9 Price Performance

NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $32.45 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.03 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 4.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.62. Five9 has a 1 year low of $13.29 and a 1 year high of $34.58.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%.The firm had revenue of $312.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $306.61 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Five9 will post 1.55 EPS for the current 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.