Royal Bank Of Canada Cuts Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Price Target to $25.00

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price objective cut by Royal Bank Of Canada from $35.00 to $25.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday morning, Marketbeat reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the software maker’s stock.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research cut shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. HSBC raised shares of Five9 to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of Five9 from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five9 has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.63.

Five9 Price Performance

Five9 stock opened at $19.32 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.00, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.32. Five9 has a one year low of $15.70 and a one year high of $49.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 4.61 and a quick ratio of 4.61. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $18.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.68.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. Five9 had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 3.43%.The business had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $298.21 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.79 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

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

Insider Activity at Five9

In other Five9 news, CEO Michael Burkland sold 17,992 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total transaction of $366,137.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 349,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,113,749.50. The trade was a 4.89% 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, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,951 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.41, for a total value of $60,229.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 38,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $787,234.11. The trade was a 7.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 65,339 shares of company stock worth $1,330,186 in the last three months. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five9

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted 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 worth $30,000 after buying an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five9 by 3,572.0% in the 4th 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. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. 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: Q4 results beat estimates: EPS $0.80 vs. $0.79 and revenue $300.3M vs. $298.2M (revenue +7.8% YoY); company reported record full‑year 2025 revenue of $1.1B. Business Wire: Five9 Reports Record Full Year 2025 Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted AI-driven strength—AI helped bookings and revenue growth, which analysts and media say helped calm some AI concerns and supported the rally. CNBC: Beaten-down software stocks rally as earnings quell AI concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Some firms reaffirmed positive ratings (e.g., Rosenblatt kept a buy with a $26 PT), providing support even as targets were trimmed. TickerReport: Rosenblatt reaffirms buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest notices in data feeds show odd/zero values (likely a reporting artifact) and do not provide a clear signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Management issued conservative guidance: Q1 FY2026 EPS view of $0.10–$0.17 (consensus ~$0.55) and FY2026 EPS $0.86–$0.95 (consensus much higher). The weak guide is a primary downside risk to the stock. Five9 Q4 slide deck / guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple firms lowered price targets (Canaccord, Mizuho, Truist, RBC, Cantor, UBS, Wells Fargo, etc.), which increases downside pressure despite many ratings remaining buy/outperform. Benzinga: Analyst PT changes

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.