Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Price Target Cut to $25.00 by Analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its target price reduced by Royal Bank Of Canada from $35.00 to $25.00 in a research note released on Friday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the software maker’s stock.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on FIVN. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Monday, December 29th. DA Davidson set a $24.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $21.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.63.

Five9 Stock Up 12.5%

Shares of Five9 stock opened at $19.32 on Friday. Five9 has a twelve month low of $15.70 and a twelve month high of $49.90. 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’s 50 day moving average is $18.65 and its 200 day moving average is $21.74. The company has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.32.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $300.28 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $298.21 million. Five9 had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 11.21%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

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

Insider Activity at Five9

In other Five9 news, CEO Michael Burkland sold 17,992 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 transaction of $366,137.20. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 349,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,113,749.50. The trade was a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 5,255 shares of the company’s 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 $106,939.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive owned 176,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,589,312.65. The trade was a 2.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 65,339 shares of company stock worth $1,330,186 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FIVN. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Five9 by 36.4% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in shares of Five9 by 0.8% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 69,189 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,832,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in Five9 by 81.7% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its holdings in Five9 by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 11,358 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares in the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al lifted its holdings in Five9 by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 9,300 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More Five9 News

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat estimates: EPS $0.80 vs. $0.79 and revenue $300.3M vs. $298.2M (revenue +7.8% YoY); company reported record full‑year 2025 revenue of $1.1B. Business Wire: Five9 Reports Record Full Year 2025 Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted AI-driven strength—AI helped bookings and revenue growth, which analysts and media say helped calm some AI concerns and supported the rally. CNBC: Beaten-down software stocks rally as earnings quell AI concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: Some firms reaffirmed positive ratings (e.g., Rosenblatt kept a buy with a $26 PT), providing support even as targets were trimmed. TickerReport: Rosenblatt reaffirms buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest notices in data feeds show odd/zero values (likely a reporting artifact) and do not provide a clear signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Management issued conservative guidance: Q1 FY2026 EPS view of $0.10–$0.17 (consensus ~$0.55) and FY2026 EPS $0.86–$0.95 (consensus much higher). The weak guide is a primary downside risk to the stock. Five9 Q4 slide deck / guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple firms lowered price targets (Canaccord, Mizuho, Truist, RBC, Cantor, UBS, Wells Fargo, etc.), which increases downside pressure despite many ratings remaining buy/outperform. Benzinga: Analyst PT changes

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.