Morgan Stanley Has Lowered Expectations for Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Price

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its target price decreased by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley from $30.00 to $26.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the software maker’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s target price suggests a potential upside of 47.81% from the stock’s previous close.

FIVN has been the topic of several other reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. DA Davidson set a $24.00 price objective on Five9 in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five9 presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.07.

Five9 Stock Down 7.5%

Five9 stock opened at $17.59 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a PE ratio of 48.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 4.61 and a current ratio of 4.61. Five9 has a fifty-two week low of $17.55 and a fifty-two week high of $49.90. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $19.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.44.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The software maker reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $285.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $285.15 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 2.77%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. Five9 has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.760-0.80 EPS. Research analysts expect that Five9 will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Five9 announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, November 11th that allows the company to repurchase $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the software maker to purchase up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In other Five9 news, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 10,858 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.42, for a total value of $221,720.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 94,457 shares in the company, valued at $1,928,811.94. This represents a 10.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, President Andy Dignan sold 7,512 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.28, for a total transaction of $152,343.36. Following the sale, the president owned 208,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,228,643.64. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 66,039 shares of company stock worth $1,347,231. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIVN. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in Five9 by 81.7% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 during the second quarter worth $32,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Five9 in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Five9 in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. 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.