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

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have issued a hold recommendation and twelve have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $27.1176.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FIVN shares. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Five9 from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. DA Davidson set a $24.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $26.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIVN. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Five9 by 36.4% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in Five9 by 0.8% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of 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. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 11,358 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $228,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 9.4% in the third quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 9,300 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Five9 Stock Up 1.0%

FIVN opened at $15.80 on Friday. Five9 has a one year low of $15.54 and a one year high of $31.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a current ratio of 4.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.30. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.59.

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

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.