Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Price Up 5.2% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) rose 5.2% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $23.11 and last traded at $22.88. Approximately 461,710 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 83% from the average daily volume of 2,752,768 shares. The stock had previously closed at $21.75.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on FIVN shares. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Five9 from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Five9 from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $29.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.93.

Five9 Stock Up 6.6%

The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 4.51, a current ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 4.87%.The firm had revenue of $305.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.92 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Five9, Inc. will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, President Andy Dignan sold 3,073 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total transaction of $74,520.25. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 275,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,685,409.75. The trade was a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,556 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $63,414.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 57,698 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,431,487.38. This represents a 4.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 85,820 shares of company stock valued at $2,014,057 over the last ninety 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. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five9 by 378.7% during 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. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Five9 during the third quarter worth $33,000. Optiver Holding B.V. raised its holdings in shares of Five9 by 575.9% during the first quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,325 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,981 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five9 by 3,572.0% during the fourth 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. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Five9 during the first quarter valued at $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

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.