Cantor Fitzgerald Has Lowered Expectations for Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Price

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price objective lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald from $32.00 to $26.00 in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the software maker’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price objective points to a potential upside of 34.58% from the stock’s previous close.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. HSBC upgraded shares of Five9 to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Five9 from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Five9 from $30.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research downgraded Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 15th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Five9 currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.63.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN opened at $19.32 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Five9 has a twelve month low of $15.70 and a twelve month high of $49.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $18.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $21.71. The stock has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.32.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $298.21 million. Five9 had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 11.21%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Five9 will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Five9 announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, November 11th that allows the company to repurchase $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the software maker to repurchase up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other Five9 news, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 10,858 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.42, for a total value of $221,720.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 94,457 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,928,811.94. This represents a 10.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 6,852 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $139,438.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 212,126 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,316,764.10. This trade represents a 3.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 65,339 shares of company stock valued at $1,330,186 over the last three months. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five9

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVN. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in Five9 by 81.7% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Five9 in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 1,786 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in Five9 during the third quarter worth $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat estimates: EPS $0.80 vs. $0.79 and revenue $300.3M vs. $298.2M (revenue +7.8% YoY); company reported record full‑year 2025 revenue of $1.1B. Business Wire: Five9 Reports Record Full Year 2025 Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted AI-driven strength—AI helped bookings and revenue growth, which analysts and media say helped calm some AI concerns and supported the rally. CNBC: Beaten-down software stocks rally as earnings quell AI concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Some firms reaffirmed positive ratings (e.g., Rosenblatt kept a buy with a $26 PT), providing support even as targets were trimmed. TickerReport: Rosenblatt reaffirms buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest notices in data feeds show odd/zero values (likely a reporting artifact) and do not provide a clear signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Management issued conservative guidance: Q1 FY2026 EPS view of $0.10–$0.17 (consensus ~$0.55) and FY2026 EPS $0.86–$0.95 (consensus much higher). The weak guide is a primary downside risk to the stock. Five9 Q4 slide deck / guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple firms lowered price targets (Canaccord, Mizuho, Truist, RBC, Cantor, UBS, Wells Fargo, etc.), which increases downside pressure despite many ratings remaining buy/outperform. Benzinga: Analyst PT changes

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.