Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $19.84 and traded as low as $14.52. Five9 shares last traded at $15.06, with a volume of 1,785,269 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Five9 from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Piper Sandler downgraded Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Five9 from $30.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Five9 currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.12.

Five9 Stock Performance

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51. The stock has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.35.

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 company had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $298.21 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 10.95% and a net margin of 3.43%.Five9’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 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Five9, Inc. will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Five9 by 36.4% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Five9 by 0.8% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 69,189 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,832,000 after buying an additional 549 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake 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 during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 11,358 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 776 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al lifted its stake in shares of Five9 by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 9,300 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $225,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

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.