UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Price

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its target price cut by equities researchers at UBS Group from $30.00 to $22.00 in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the software maker’s stock. UBS Group’s price objective points to a potential upside of 13.74% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on FIVN. Barclays reduced their price objective on Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price objective on Five9 from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Piper Sandler downgraded Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $28.06.

Five9 Trading Up 12.6%

Shares of Five9 stock traded up $2.16 on Friday, reaching $19.34. The company had a trading volume of 5,883,836 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,344,588. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $18.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.78. Five9 has a 1 year low of $15.70 and a 1 year high of $49.90. The firm has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 4.61 and a quick ratio of 4.61.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. Five9 had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 2.77%.The business had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $298.21 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.79 earnings per share. The company’s 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, research analysts predict that Five9 will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Five9 declared that its board has initiated 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 reacquire up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 13,219 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $269,006.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 224,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,563,874.15. This represents a 5.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through 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 sale, the chief accounting officer owned 38,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $787,234.11. This represents a 7.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 65,339 shares of company stock valued at $1,330,186. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Five9 during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Five9 by 81.7% in the third 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. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Five9 in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC grew its holdings in Five9 by 3,572.0% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 1,786 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat consensus: revenue rose ~8% Y/Y to a record $300.3M and EPS of $0.80 topped estimates; company flagged strong AI revenue and record full‑year 2025 revenue. Five9 Reports Record Full Year 2025 Revenue Zacks: Q4 Earnings Surpass Expectations
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts still retain constructive stances in places — Rosenblatt reaffirmed a “buy” and a $26 PT, which supports upside sentiment despite cuts elsewhere. Rosenblatt Reaffirmed Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors have access to the full earnings call/transcript and slide deck for deeper color on AI revenue mix and seat/contract trends. Earnings Call Transcript Five9 Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting appears unreliable in the current feed (shows zero/inconsistent figures) — not a clear signal at this time.
• Negative Sentiment: Management cut guidance sharply: Q1 FY2026 EPS guide of $0.10–$0.17 vs. consensus ~ $0.55, and FY2026 EPS guide of $0.86–$0.95 vs. consensus ~ $2.30 — this large near‑term earnings downgrade is the main bearish catalyst. Company Guidance / Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Several brokers lowered price targets following the guidance miss: Truist cut PT to $23 (buy), RBC to $25 (outperform), Cantor to $26 (overweight), Mizuho to $28 (outperform). Those downgrades reduce upside expectations and add selling pressure. StreetInsider: RBC PT Lowered Benzinga: Analyst Notes

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.