Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) Receives $25.93 Average Price Target from Analysts

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $25.9286.

A number of research firms have weighed in on FIVN. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $24.00 price target (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research upgraded Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial set a $23.00 price objective on Five9 in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Five9 from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 21,320 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.98, for a total transaction of $447,293.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 281,298 shares in the company, valued at $5,901,632.04. This trade represents a 7.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 16,620 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $412,342.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 311,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,727,372.22. The trade was a 5.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. Over the last three months, insiders sold 85,820 shares of company stock valued at $2,014,057. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Five9 during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 in the third quarter worth about $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 378.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 1,367 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its stake in shares of Five9 by 3,572.0% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,786 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its stake in shares of Five9 by 575.9% in the 1st quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,325 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,981 shares during the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $23.12 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.03, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.46. Five9 has a one year low of $13.29 and a one year high of $29.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.07. Five9 had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 12.66%. The firm had revenue of $305.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.92 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.