Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Sets New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

Shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $15.00 and last traded at $15.03, with a volume of 1983354 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $16.07.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler lowered shares of 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 report on Monday, January 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five9 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of Five9 from $30.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.12.

Five9 Stock Down 6.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.30. The business has a 50-day moving average of $17.29 and a 200-day moving average of $20.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a current ratio of 4.51.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $298.21 million. Five9 had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 10.95%. Five9’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Five9, Inc. will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in Five9 by 81.7% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Five9 during the third quarter worth $33,000. Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its position in shares of Five9 by 3,572.0% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,786 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 during the third quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

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.