Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Now Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Brokerages

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $35.80.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on FIVN shares. Barclays upped their price target on Five9 from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Zacks Research downgraded Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Five9 from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th.

Insider Activity at Five9

In other news, CFO Bryan Lee sold 1,310 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.60, for a total value of $42,706.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 289,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,432,255.80. This represents a 0.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed 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, President Andy Dignan sold 6,986 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $244,510.00. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 237,614 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,316,490. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 83,831 shares of company stock valued at $2,821,366 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FIVN. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter worth about $39,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Five9 by 42.7% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,477 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in 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 in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Five9 by 30.4% in the 3rd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,746 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 407 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in Five9 during the second quarter worth about $39,000. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Five9 Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $36.34 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 4.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.67 and a beta of 1.56. The company’s 50-day moving average is $34.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.10. Five9 has a 1-year low of $13.29 and a 1-year high of $40.00.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $306.61 million. Five9 had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The business’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. Analysts forecast that Five9 will post 1.55 EPS for the current year.

About Five9

Five9, Inc is a cloud-based software company that provides customer experience and contact center solutions. Its platform enables organizations to manage customer interactions across voice, chat, email, social media and other digital channels without relying on traditional on-premises contact center infrastructure.

The company’s Intelligent CX Platform includes tools for inbound and outbound communications, digital engagement, workforce optimization, workflow automation, analytics and reporting.