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

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $25.9286.

FIVN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Five9 from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Five9 from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $24.00 price target (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Five9 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd.

Insider Activity

In other Five9 news, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 5,869 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $145,609.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 161,671 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,011,057.51. The trade was a 3.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed 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 1,511 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total value of $36,641.75. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 309,951 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,516,311.75. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 85,820 shares of company stock worth $2,014,057. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Five9 by 378.7% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,367 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Optiver Holding B.V. raised its position in shares of Five9 by 575.9% in the 1st quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,325 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,981 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,786 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Five9 Stock Down 3.0%

FIVN opened at $18.82 on Tuesday. Five9 has a fifty-two week low of $13.29 and a fifty-two week high of $29.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $20.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.74. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.45.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 4.87%.The business had revenue of $305.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.92 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.62 EPS. Five9’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 1.39 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.