Five9’s (FIVN) Buy Rating Reiterated at Rosenblatt Securities

Rosenblatt Securities reissued their buy rating on shares of Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) in a research note published on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $26.00 target price on the software maker’s stock.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on FIVN. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Piper Sandler lowered shares of Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $30.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Five9 from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five9 currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.63.

Five9 Trading Up 12.5%

Shares of FIVN stock opened at $19.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Five9 has a 12-month low of $15.70 and a 12-month high of $49.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $18.65 and its 200 day moving average is $21.68.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $298.21 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 3.43%.The company’s revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.79 EPS. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. Research analysts expect that Five9 will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Five9 declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan 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 plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 6,852 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $139,438.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 212,126 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,316,764.10. This represents a 3.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 13,219 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction that occurred on 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. This trade represents a 5.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 65,339 shares of company stock worth $1,330,186 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of FIVN. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Five9 during the second quarter valued at $32,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in Five9 by 81.7% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Five9 in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five9 by 3,572.0% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,786 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Five9 News

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat estimates: EPS $0.80 vs. $0.79 and revenue $300.3M vs. $298.2M (revenue +7.8% YoY); company reported record full‑year 2025 revenue of $1.1B. Business Wire: Five9 Reports Record Full Year 2025 Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted AI-driven strength—AI helped bookings and revenue growth, which analysts and media say helped calm some AI concerns and supported the rally. CNBC: Beaten-down software stocks rally as earnings quell AI concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Some firms reaffirmed positive ratings (e.g., Rosenblatt kept a buy with a $26 PT), providing support even as targets were trimmed. TickerReport: Rosenblatt reaffirms buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest notices in data feeds show odd/zero values (likely a reporting artifact) and do not provide a clear signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Management issued conservative guidance: Q1 FY2026 EPS view of $0.10–$0.17 (consensus ~$0.55) and FY2026 EPS $0.86–$0.95 (consensus much higher). The weak guide is a primary downside risk to the stock. Five9 Q4 slide deck / guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple firms lowered price targets (Canaccord, Mizuho, Truist, RBC, Cantor, UBS, Wells Fargo, etc.), which increases downside pressure despite many ratings remaining buy/outperform. Benzinga: Analyst PT changes

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.