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

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

FIVN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on Five9 from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Five9 from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 target price (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st.

Five9 Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $25.58 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.46. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $22.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.10. The company has a current ratio of 4.51, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. Five9 has a 12-month low of $13.29 and a 12-month high of $29.64.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $305.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.92 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 4.87%.Five9’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. 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, equities analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In other news, President Andy Dignan sold 3,073 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total transaction of $74,520.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 275,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,685,409.75. This represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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. Also, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 8,645 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $214,482.45. Following the transaction, the executive directly owned 281,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,983,816.52. This trade represents a 2.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 85,820 shares of company stock worth $2,014,057 over the last ninety days. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Five9 by 0.8% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 69,189 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,832,000 after acquiring an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its stake in Five9 by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 11,358 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Five9 by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 56,303 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after purchasing an additional 807 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Five9 by 378.7% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,367 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 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.