FY2025 EPS Estimates for Five9 Lifted by Cantor Fitzgerald

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) – Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Five9 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, November 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now expects that the software maker will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.81. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $32.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Five9’s current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Five9’s FY2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 22nd. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $283.27 million during the quarter. Five9 had a return on equity of 8.91% and a net margin of 0.80%.

FIVN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Five9 from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 7th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $31.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley set a $30.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Five9 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.19.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN opened at $20.33 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 225.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.27. Five9 has a twelve month low of $17.97 and a twelve month high of $49.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $23.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.79. The company has a current ratio of 4.44, a quick ratio of 4.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FIVN. Herald Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in Five9 by 24.4% in the second quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd now owns 262,000 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $6,927,000 after buying an additional 51,400 shares in the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. grew its holdings in shares of Five9 by 68.7% in the 2nd quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 31,508 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $834,000 after acquiring an additional 12,826 shares during the period. Gagnon Securities LLC increased its stake in Five9 by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC now owns 407,452 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $10,789,000 after purchasing an additional 28,393 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Five9 in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $297,000. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Five9 by 6.6% during the second quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 558,313 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $14,929,000 after purchasing an additional 34,402 shares during the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Five9

In related news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 7,861 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.72, for a total value of $202,184.92. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 218,978 shares in the company, valued at $5,632,114.16. The trade was a 3.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 10,860 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.87, for a total value of $280,948.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 105,315 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,724,499.05. The trade was a 9.35% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 53,738 shares of company stock worth $1,380,677 in the last three months. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Five9 announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Tuesday, November 11th that permits the company to buyback $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the software maker to purchase up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

About Five9

Five9, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides intelligent cloud software for contact centers in the United States, India, and internationally. It offers a virtual contact center cloud platform that delivers a suite of applications, which enables the breadth of contact center-related customer service, sales, and marketing functions.