Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Reaches New 52-Week Low Following Analyst Downgrade

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday after Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on the stock from $30.00 to $26.00. Morgan Stanley currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. Five9 traded as low as $17.67 and last traded at $17.6050, with a volume of 1732996 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $19.01.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the company from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. HSBC raised Five9 to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Zacks Research raised Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 5th. DA Davidson set a $24.00 price objective on Five9 in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.07.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In other news, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,951 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.41, for a total transaction of $60,229.91. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 38,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $787,234.11. The trade was a 7.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Michael Burkland sold 17,992 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $366,137.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 349,570 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,113,749.50. The trade was a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 66,039 shares of company stock valued at $1,347,231. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Amundi lifted its stake in Five9 by 8.3% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 40,291 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,017,000 after acquiring an additional 3,079 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Five9 during the first quarter valued at $1,029,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Five9 by 3.2% during the second quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 18,685 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $495,000 after purchasing an additional 583 shares during the period. ABS Direct Equity Fund LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five9 in the second quarter worth about $2,648,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Five9 by 10.3% during the second quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,240 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Five9 Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a PE ratio of 48.90, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $19.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.51. The company has a quick ratio of 4.61, a current ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The software maker reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $285.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $285.15 million. Five9 had a net margin of 2.77% and a return on equity of 10.59%. The company’s revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. Five9 has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.760-0.80 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Five9, Inc. will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

Five9 declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, November 11th that allows the company to buyback $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the software maker to buy up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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.