Brokerages Set Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) Price Target at $31.50

Shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $31.50.

FIVN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Five9 from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen cut Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on shares of Five9 from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd.

Five9 Stock Down 2.4%

NASDAQ FIVN opened at $33.00 on Wednesday. Five9 has a 52 week low of $13.29 and a 52 week high of $34.58. The company has a fifty day moving average of $24.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $20.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.83 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 4.51, a current ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%.The company had revenue of $312.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $306.61 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. Five9’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,511 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total value of $36,641.75. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 309,951 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,516,311.75. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $63,414.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 57,698 shares in the company, valued at $1,431,487.38. The trade was 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. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 56,003 shares of company stock worth $1,386,457. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Amundi raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 3,079 shares during the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Five9 by 95.7% during the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 27,826 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $737,000 after purchasing an additional 13,606 shares in the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its stake in Five9 by 39.4% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 121,700 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,223,000 after buying an additional 34,375 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in shares of Five9 by 52.7% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 31,182 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $826,000 after acquiring an additional 10,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Five9 by 147.2% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 40,137 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 23,901 shares in the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Five9

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.