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

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price target dropped by equities researchers at Truist Financial from $40.00 to $23.00 in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the software maker’s stock. Truist Financial’s target price suggests a potential upside of 19.05% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Five9 from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Wall Street Zen cut Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target 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. Piper Sandler cut Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.63.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of FIVN opened at $19.32 on Friday. Five9 has a 52 week low of $15.70 and a 52 week high of $49.90. The company has a current ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.00, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.32. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $18.65 and a 200-day moving average of $21.71.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $300.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.79 EPS. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

Five9 declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, November 11th that permits the company to repurchase $50.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the software maker to purchase up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 10,858 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.42, for a total transaction of $221,720.36. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 94,457 shares in the company, valued at $1,928,811.94. The trade was a 10.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, President Andy Dignan sold 7,512 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.28, for a total transaction of $152,343.36. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 208,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,228,643.64. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 65,339 shares of company stock valued at $1,330,186 over the last 90 days. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Five9 by 81.7% during 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 purchased a new stake in Five9 in the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Five9 in the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its position in Five9 by 3,572.0% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,786 shares during the period. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Five9 News Roundup

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

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.