Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Here’s What Happened

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $15.00 and last traded at $15.03, with a volume of 1983354 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.07.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price target on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five9 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Mizuho cut their price objective on Five9 from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.12.

Five9 Price Performance

The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $17.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.27. The company has a quick ratio of 4.51, a current ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.67, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.30.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. Five9 had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The firm had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $298.21 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.79 earnings per share. Five9’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Five9, Inc. will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,037,395 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $201,250,000 after purchasing an additional 759,237 shares during the last quarter. Voss Capital LP boosted its stake in Five9 by 40.0% during the third quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 4,550,000 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $110,110,000 after buying an additional 1,300,000 shares during the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in Five9 by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 3,596,380 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $72,107,000 after buying an additional 787,626 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in shares of Five9 by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,320,745 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $56,162,000 after acquiring an additional 217,227 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Five9 by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,996,382 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $40,034,000 after acquiring an additional 37,261 shares during the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.