Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Downgraded to “Hold” Rating by Zacks Research

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on FIVN. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five9 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Eleven equities research 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, Five9 presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.53.

Five9 Price Performance

NASDAQ FIVN opened at $23.95 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 4.51, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.56. The company has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.45. Five9 has a 1 year low of $13.29 and a 1 year high of $30.38.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $305.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.92 million. Five9 had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 12.66%. Five9’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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, sell-side analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.39 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 21,320 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.98, for a total value of $447,293.60. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 281,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,901,632.04. This represents a 7.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five9

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Five9 by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,037,395 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $201,250,000 after purchasing an additional 759,237 shares during the period. Voss Capital LP boosted its holdings in Five9 by 40.0% in the 3rd quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 4,550,000 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $110,110,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300,000 shares during the period. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in Five9 by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 3,596,380 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $72,107,000 after purchasing an additional 787,626 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Five9 by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,320,745 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $56,162,000 after acquiring an additional 217,227 shares during the period. Finally, Anson Funds Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Five9 by 35.6% during the 1st quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 2,086,675 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,655,000 after acquiring an additional 547,304 shares during the period. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.