Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Trading 6.1% Higher – Time to Buy?

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN)’s share price was up 6.1% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $19.51 and last traded at $19.4450. Approximately 1,420,079 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 29% from the average daily volume of 1,990,971 shares. The stock had previously closed at $18.32.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on FIVN. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on shares of Five9 from $36.00 to $32.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 7th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays dropped their target price 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. Wall Street Zen cut Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 20th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.07.

Five9 Trading Up 5.2%

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $19.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.98. The company has a quick ratio of 4.61, a current ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. The company has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.56, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.32.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The software maker reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.73 by $0.05. Five9 had a return on equity of 10.59% and a net margin of 2.77%.The business had revenue of $285.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $285.15 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.760-0.80 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Five9, Inc. will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Five9 announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, November 11th that allows the company to repurchase $50.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the software maker to buy up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 6,852 shares of the 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 $139,438.20. Following the sale, the insider owned 212,126 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,316,764.10. This represents a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 10,858 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.42, for a total value of $221,720.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 94,457 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,928,811.94. This trade represents a 10.31% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 66,039 shares of company stock worth $1,347,231. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of FIVN. Voss Capital LP increased its holdings in Five9 by 40.0% in the 3rd quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 4,550,000 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $110,110,000 after buying an additional 1,300,000 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in Five9 by 10.3% during the third quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,320,745 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $56,162,000 after purchasing an additional 217,227 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Five9 by 36.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,863,081 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $49,341,000 after purchasing an additional 497,344 shares during the last quarter. Anson Funds Management LP lifted its stake in Five9 by 98.5% during the third quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 1,534,272 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,129,000 after purchasing an additional 761,486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Five9 by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,515,813 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $36,683,000 after buying an additional 35,946 shares during the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.