Truist Financial Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Price

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price objective dropped by analysts at Truist Financial from $40.00 to $35.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the software maker’s stock. Truist Financial‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 23.93% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on FIVN. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. FBN Securities assumed coverage on shares of Five9 in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Five9 from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of Five9 from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 21st. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.94.

Five9 Stock Performance

FIVN traded down $5.90 on Friday, hitting $28.24. 3,881,260 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,634,193. Five9 has a 52 week low of $13.29 and a 52 week high of $40.00. The company has a current ratio of 4.15, a quick ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion, a PE ratio of 41.29 and a beta of 1.56. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $34.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.43.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The software maker reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $323.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $319.04 million. Five9 had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The business’s revenue was up 13.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.78 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 1,253 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.53, for a total value of $39,507.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 52,417 shares in the company, valued at $1,652,708.01. The trade was a 2.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at 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, President Andy Dignan sold 6,986 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $244,510.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 237,614 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,316,490. This trade represents a 2.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders have sold 83,831 shares of company stock valued at $2,821,366. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Anson Funds Management LP increased its position in shares of Five9 by 35.6% in the first quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 2,086,675 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,655,000 after purchasing an additional 547,304 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Five9 by 18.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,054,769 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $15,998,000 after acquiring an additional 165,623 shares during the last quarter. S Squared Technology LLC acquired a new position in Five9 during the second quarter valued at approximately $10,983,957. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new stake in Five9 during the second quarter worth $10,432,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 2nd quarter valued at $10,429,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Five9 beat Q3 estimates: adjusted EPS was $0.82 versus $0.80 expected, while revenue of $323.3 million exceeded the $319.0 million consensus and grew 13% year over year. The company’s FY 2026 EPS guidance of $3.17–$3.21 is also above the $2.92 consensus. Five9 Q3 2026 results
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised its price target from $32 to $34 and maintained an overweight rating, signaling continued confidence in the shares. KeyCorp rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Five9 plans to acquire Level AI for $325 million in cash to expand AI-powered customer-experience tools. The deal could strengthen its product offering, though the cash outlay and integration are execution considerations. Five9 to acquire Level AI
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 guidance was close to consensus rather than a clear upside surprise: EPS guidance of $0.88–$0.92 brackets the $0.90 estimate, and revenue guidance of $328–$334 million is near the $330.9 million forecast. GAAP gross margin also declined to 53.4% from 55.0% a year earlier.
• Negative Sentiment: Evercore downgraded FIVN from outperform to in-line with a $24 target. Wells Fargo cut its target from $36 to $28 and kept an equal-weight rating; Barclays also lowered its target, from $40 to $38, while retaining overweight. Wells Fargo rating

About Five9

Five9, Inc is a cloud-based software company that provides customer experience and contact center solutions. Its platform enables organizations to manage customer interactions across voice, chat, email, social media and other digital channels without relying on traditional on-premises contact center infrastructure.

The company’s Intelligent CX Platform includes tools for inbound and outbound communications, digital engagement, workforce optimization, workflow automation, analytics and reporting.