Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Reaches New 12-Month Low After Analyst Downgrade

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) reached a new 52-week low on Friday after Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on the stock from $30.00 to $26.00. Morgan Stanley currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. Five9 traded as low as $17.67 and last traded at $17.6050, with a volume of 1732996 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $19.01.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on FIVN. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on Five9 from $36.00 to $32.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 7th. Barclays dropped their price target on Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler cut Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five9 has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.07.

Insider Transactions at Five9

In related news, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 5,255 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total transaction of $106,939.25. Following the completion of the sale, the executive owned 176,379 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,589,312.65. This trade represents a 2.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 6,852 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $139,438.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 212,126 shares in the company, valued at $4,316,764.10. This trade represents a 3.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 66,039 shares of company stock valued at $1,347,231. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVN. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Five9 during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Five9 by 81.7% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 552 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 3rd quarter worth about $33,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Five9 Price Performance

The stock’s 50-day moving average is $19.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.51. The company has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a PE ratio of 48.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $285.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $285.15 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. Five9 has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.760-0.80 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Five9, Inc. will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

Five9 announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, November 11th that permits the company to buyback $50.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the software maker to purchase up to 3.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.