Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Price Target Cut to $38.00 by Analysts at Barclays

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price target cut by Barclays from $40.00 to $38.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the software maker’s stock.

FIVN has been the subject of a number of other reports. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday. Evercore downgraded shares of Five9 from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $24.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday. KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five9 has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.94.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN traded down $6.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $28.12. The stock had a trading volume of 6,549,861 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,557,405. Five9 has a 52 week low of $13.29 and a 52 week high of $40.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $34.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.49. 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 market capitalization of $2.15 billion, a PE ratio of 41.97 and a beta of 1.56.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The software maker reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.02. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%. The business had revenue of $323.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $319.04 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.78 EPS. Five9’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Five9

In other news, President Andy Dignan sold 6,986 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $244,510.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 237,614 shares in the company, valued at $8,316,490. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 1,253 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.53, for a total value of $39,507.09. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 52,417 shares in the company, valued at $1,652,708.01. This trade represents a 2.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 83,831 shares of company stock worth $2,821,366. Insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Anson Funds Management LP grew its position in shares of Five9 by 35.6% during the 1st quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 2,086,675 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,655,000 after buying an additional 547,304 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Five9 by 18.6% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,054,769 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $15,998,000 after acquiring an additional 165,623 shares during the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in Five9 by 35.7% in the first quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 577,672 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $8,763,000 after acquiring an additional 151,974 shares during the last quarter. S Squared Technology LLC acquired a new stake in Five9 during the 2nd quarter worth $10,983,957. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in Five9 during the 2nd quarter worth $10,432,000. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Five9 reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.82 versus the $0.80 consensus and revenue of $323.3 million versus $319.0 million. Revenue rose 13% year over year, with subscription growth of 16%. Five9 Q3 results
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s FY 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $3.17–$3.21 is above the cited $2.92 consensus. The company also highlighted 91% growth in AI revenue, supporting its opportunity to expand AI-powered customer service products. Q3 earnings call highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Five9 agreed to acquire Level AI for $325 million in cash, adding tools for automating customer interactions and analyzing customer conversations. The deal could strengthen its AI platform, though its eventual financial contribution is uncertain. Level AI acquisition announcement
• Negative Sentiment: Gross margins narrowed year over year: GAAP gross margin was 53.4%, versus 55.0% a year earlier. Q4 EPS guidance of $0.88–$0.92 straddles the $0.90 consensus, while revenue guidance is broadly in line with expectations—limiting evidence of a near-term forecast beat. Q3 estimates and margins
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst responses were mixed but included a downgrade from Evercore to “in-line” with a $24 target and lower targets from Wells Fargo ($28), Truist ($35), and Barclays ($38). These cautious revisions may add pressure despite several firms retaining positive ratings. Wells Fargo analyst rating

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc is a cloud-based software company that provides customer experience and contact center solutions. Its platform enables organizations to manage customer interactions across voice, chat, email, social media and other digital channels without relying on traditional on-premises contact center infrastructure.

The company’s Intelligent CX Platform includes tools for inbound and outbound communications, digital engagement, workforce optimization, workflow automation, analytics and reporting.