Robert W. Baird Increases Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Price Target to $30.00

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price target boosted by equities research analysts at Robert W. Baird from $22.00 to $30.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the software maker’s stock. Robert W. Baird’s target price indicates a potential downside of 11.74% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on FIVN. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Five9 from $25.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Five9 from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Five9 from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight 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 price target of $31.07.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN opened at $33.99 on Monday. Five9 has a twelve month low of $13.29 and a twelve month high of $34.10. The company has a current ratio of 4.51, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a market capitalization of $2.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.26 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $23.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.90.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.87%. The company had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.61 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Five9 will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 21,320 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.98, for a total value of $447,293.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 281,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,901,632.04. This trade represents a 7.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 5,869 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $145,609.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 161,671 shares in the company, valued at $4,011,057.51. This represents a 3.50% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 85,820 shares of company stock valued at $2,014,057. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVN. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in shares of Five9 in the second quarter valued at $241,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in shares of Five9 during the second quarter valued at $10,432,000. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 during the second quarter valued at $1,034,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new position in Five9 during the second quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Five9 during the second quarter valued at $10,429,000. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.