Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Given New $22.00 Price Target at UBS Group

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $30.00 to $22.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the software maker’s stock.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. HSBC upgraded Five9 to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on Five9 from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five9 has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.63.

Five9 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN opened at $19.32 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $18.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.00, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a quick ratio of 4.61, a current ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Five9 has a 52-week low of $15.70 and a 52-week 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 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 analyst estimates of $298.21 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 3.43%.Five9’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Five9 will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Five9 declared that its board has authorized a share 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 reacquire up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 13,219 shares of the company’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 $269,006.65. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 224,269 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,563,874.15. This represents a 5.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Michael Burkland sold 17,992 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $366,137.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 349,570 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,113,749.50. This trade represents a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 65,339 shares of company stock worth $1,330,186 in the last 90 days. 1.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVN. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 52,672 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV bought a new stake in shares of Five9 during the 4th quarter worth $312,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its holdings 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 worth $1,209,000 after buying an additional 24,076 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd grew its stake in Five9 by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 56,549 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,134,000 after buying an additional 6,662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VARCOV Co. bought a new position in Five9 in the 4th quarter worth $300,000. Institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories 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

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.