Cantor Fitzgerald Increases Earnings Estimates for Five9

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) – Stock analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Five9 in a research note issued on Friday, August 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now expects that the software maker will earn $0.81 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Five9’s current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Five9’s FY2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on FIVN. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Five9 in a report on Friday, June 6th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho decreased their target price on Five9 from $55.00 to $42.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 target price (up previously from $25.00) on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.14.

Five9 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $24.28 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $27.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 4.44 and a quick ratio of 4.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 269.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.17. Five9 has a fifty-two week low of $21.04 and a fifty-two week high of $49.90.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.11. Five9 had a return on equity of 8.91% and a net margin of 0.80%. The firm had revenue of $283.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $275.18 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.52 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 12.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Transactions at Five9

In other Five9 news, CEO Michael Burkland sold 12,594 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.17, for a total value of $342,178.98. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 391,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,636,022.54. This represents a 3.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,938 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.83, for a total value of $81,764.54. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 44,901 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,249,594.83. This represents a 6.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 32,866 shares of company stock valued at $913,042. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 during the fourth quarter worth about $47,000. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Five9 by 419.2% during the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 2,243 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 1,811 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 during the first quarter worth about $74,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

About Five9

Five9, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides intelligent cloud software for contact centers in the United States, India, and internationally. It offers a virtual contact center cloud platform that delivers a suite of applications, which enables the breadth of contact center-related customer service, sales, and marketing functions.