Cantor Fitzgerald Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its target price raised by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $34.00 to $40.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the software maker’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s target price points to a potential upside of 3.49% from the stock’s current price.

FIVN has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group reissued a “positive” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Monday, August 31st. Barclays upped their price objective on Five9 from $25.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Five9 from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Five9 from $22.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.00.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN opened at $38.65 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a PE ratio of 56.02 and a beta of 1.48. Five9 has a fifty-two week low of $13.29 and a fifty-two week high of $39.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 4.15 and a current ratio of 4.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $30.79 and a 200-day moving average of $23.41.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $312.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $306.61 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Five9 will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Five9

In other Five9 news, CFO Bryan Lee sold 1,310 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.60, for a total value of $42,706.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 289,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,432,255.80. This represents a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, President Andy Dignan sold 6,986 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $244,510.00. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 237,614 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,316,490. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 83,831 shares of company stock valued at $2,821,366 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FIVN. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five9 by 14.5% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,894 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Five9 by 378.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 1,367 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its holdings in Five9 by 3,572.0% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,786 shares during the period. Aurora Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in Five9 by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel now owns 68,463 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,373,000 after buying an additional 1,836 shares during the period. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new stake in Five9 during the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

About Five9

Five9, Inc provides cloud-based contact center software and customer experience solutions. Its platform is designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels from a centralized, cloud-based environment.

The company’s offerings include inbound and outbound contact center capabilities, digital engagement tools, interactive voice response, workforce engagement management, analytics, workflow automation and artificial intelligence features.