Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Five9 from $40.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. HSBC raised shares of Five9 to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Thirteen equities 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five9 currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.63.

Five9 Trading Up 12.5%

Shares of FIVN opened at $19.32 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $18.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $21.68. The firm has a market capitalization 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 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 1-year low of $15.70 and a 1-year high of $49.90.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its quarterly 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 company 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%. Five9’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

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

Insider Activity

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 6,852 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total transaction of $139,438.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 212,126 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,316,764.10. This represents a 3.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 13,219 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total transaction of $269,006.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 224,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,563,874.15. This represents a 5.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 65,339 shares of company stock valued at $1,330,186. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIVN. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Five9 by 45.7% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 167,947 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,367,000 after buying an additional 52,672 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV purchased a new position in shares of Five9 during the 4th quarter worth $312,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Five9 by 66.0% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 60,553 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,209,000 after acquiring an additional 24,076 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd grew its position in shares of Five9 by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 56,549 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,134,000 after acquiring an additional 6,662 shares during the period. Finally, VARCOV Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 4th quarter worth $300,000. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

More Five9 News

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.