Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Shares Down 4.1% – Time to Sell?

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) was down 4.1% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $21.07 and last traded at $21.5970. Approximately 949,967 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 66% from the average daily volume of 2,794,648 shares. The stock had previously closed at $22.52.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on FIVN shares. UBS Group boosted their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Barclays boosted their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on Five9 from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five9 has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $26.53.

Five9 Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.68 billion, a PE ratio of 33.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.32. 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 business has a fifty day moving average of $16.99 and a 200-day moving average of $18.45.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 4.87%.The company had revenue of $305.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.92 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. Five9’s revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Five9, Inc. will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 21,320 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.98, for a total transaction of $447,293.60. Following the transaction, the insider owned 281,298 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,901,632.04. This represents a 7.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIVN. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Five9 by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 40,291 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,017,000 after buying an additional 3,079 shares during the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Five9 by 95.7% in the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 27,826 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $737,000 after buying an additional 13,606 shares during the last quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Five9 by 39.4% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 121,700 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,223,000 after buying an additional 34,375 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in Five9 by 52.7% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 31,182 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $826,000 after purchasing an additional 10,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Five9 by 147.2% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 40,137 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 23,901 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

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.