Morgan Stanley Lowers Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Price Target to $26.00

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price objective lowered by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley from $30.00 to $26.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “equal weight” rating on the software maker’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 36.97% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. DA Davidson set a $24.00 target price on Five9 in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Piper Sandler lowered Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Five9 from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 20th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. One investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.07.

Five9 Price Performance

NASDAQ:FIVN traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $18.98. The company had a trading volume of 345,607 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,450,211. The company has a quick ratio of 4.61, a current ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $20.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.54. Five9 has a one year low of $17.71 and a one year high of $49.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.48 billion, a PE ratio of 52.68, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.32.

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

Five9 declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, November 11th that permits the company to buyback $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the software maker to buy up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Five9

In related news, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,951 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 38,571 shares in the company, valued at $787,234.11. This represents a 7.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 13,219 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $269,006.65. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 224,269 shares in the company, valued at $4,563,874.15. The trade was a 5.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 66,039 shares of company stock worth $1,347,231. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Five9 by 83.5% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 152,413 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,056,000 after acquiring an additional 69,348 shares during the last quarter. Voss Capital LP raised its stake in Five9 by 40.0% during the third quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 4,550,000 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $110,110,000 after buying an additional 1,300,000 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in Five9 during the third quarter worth $799,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Five9 in the third quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its holdings in Five9 by 26.2% during the 3rd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 163,522 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $4,164,000 after acquiring an additional 33,898 shares during the period. 96.64% of the stock is currently 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.