Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Shares Up 5.9% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) traded up 5.9% during trading on Tuesday. The company traded as high as $35.99 and last traded at $35.2950. Approximately 281,556 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 90% from the average daily volume of 2,685,677 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.34.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FIVN has been the topic of several research reports. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Five9 from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on shares of Five9 from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 21st. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Five9 from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Five9 from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five9 has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $35.53.

Five9 Stock Up 5.6%

The firm has a market capitalization of $2.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.03 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 4.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $33.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.92.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%. The firm had revenue of $312.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $306.61 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Five9, Inc. will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Andy Dignan sold 17,767 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.03, for a total value of $622,378.01. Following the sale, the president directly owned 257,920 shares in the company, valued at $9,034,937.60. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 13,409 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.31, for a total transaction of $446,653.79. Following the transaction, the insider owned 258,363 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,606,071.53. The trade was a 4.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold 83,831 shares of company stock valued at $2,821,366 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five9

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIVN. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five9 by 378.7% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,367 shares during the period. Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its position in shares of Five9 by 575.9% during the 1st quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,325 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,981 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Five9 during the 1st quarter worth about $38,000. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc provides cloud-based contact center software for businesses and other organizations. Its platform is designed to help companies manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels without relying on traditional, on-premises contact center infrastructure.

The company’s Intelligent Customer Experience (CX) Platform includes inbound and outbound communications, digital engagement, workforce optimization, analytics, workflow automation and customer relationship management integrations.