KeyCorp Issues Positive Forecast for Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Price

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price objective upped by KeyCorp from $32.00 to $34.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. KeyCorp currently has an overweight rating on the software maker’s stock.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of Five9 from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 21st. DA Davidson set a $33.00 price target on Five9 in a report on Monday, September 28th. Zacks Research lowered Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on Five9 from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Evercore lowered Five9 from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $24.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Five9 has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.94.

Five9 Price Performance

NASDAQ FIVN traded down $6.02 on Friday, reaching $28.12. 6,549,861 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,557,405. Five9 has a 12 month low of $13.29 and a 12 month high of $40.00. The company has a market cap of $2.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.97 and a beta of 1.56. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $24.49. The company has a quick ratio of 4.15, a current ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

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

Insider Activity at Five9

In related news, CFO Bryan Lee sold 1,310 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.60, for a total transaction of $42,706.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 289,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,432,255.80. This trade represents a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed 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 1,253 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.53, for a total transaction of $39,507.09. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 52,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,652,708.01. This represents a 2.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. Insiders sold 83,831 shares of company stock valued at $2,821,366 over the last ninety days. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Aberdeen Group plc purchased a new stake in shares of Five9 during the third quarter worth $11,836,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in Five9 by 4,736.0% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 14,895 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $507,000 after purchasing an additional 14,587 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System purchased a new position in Five9 in the third quarter valued at about $561,000. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC increased its position in Five9 by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC now owns 201,110 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $6,840,000 after purchasing an additional 7,430 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund acquired a new position in Five9 in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,521,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Five9 reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.82 versus the $0.80 consensus and revenue of $323.3 million versus $319.0 million. Revenue rose 13% year over year, with subscription growth of 16%. Five9 Q3 results
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s FY 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $3.17–$3.21 is above the cited $2.92 consensus. The company also highlighted 91% growth in AI revenue, supporting its opportunity to expand AI-powered customer service products. Q3 earnings call highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Five9 agreed to acquire Level AI for $325 million in cash, adding tools for automating customer interactions and analyzing customer conversations. The deal could strengthen its AI platform, though its eventual financial contribution is uncertain. Level AI acquisition announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Gross margins narrowed year over year: GAAP gross margin was 53.4%, versus 55.0% a year earlier. Q4 EPS guidance of $0.88–$0.92 straddles the $0.90 consensus, while revenue guidance is broadly in line with expectations—limiting evidence of a near-term forecast beat. Q3 estimates and margins
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst responses were mixed but included a downgrade from Evercore to “in-line” with a $24 target and lower targets from Wells Fargo ($28), Truist ($35), and Barclays ($38). These cautious revisions may add pressure despite several firms retaining positive ratings. Wells Fargo analyst rating

Five9 Company Profile

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.