Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Given New $22.00 Price Target at DA Davidson

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its price target boosted by DA Davidson from $19.00 to $22.00 in a research note published on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the software maker’s stock.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on FIVN. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Five9 from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on Five9 from $40.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $26.33.

Five9 Stock Performance

Five9 stock traded up $5.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $22.24. 15,286,116 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,077,350. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion, a PE ratio of 48.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51. Five9 has a 12-month low of $13.29 and a 12-month high of $30.38. The business’s 50-day moving average is $16.15 and its 200-day moving average is $18.58.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $305.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.92 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.95% and a net margin of 4.87%.Five9’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.62 earnings per share. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Five9 will post 1.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Five9

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Five9 by 36.4% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in Five9 by 0.8% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 69,189 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,832,000 after buying an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in Five9 by 81.7% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its position in Five9 by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 11,358 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 776 shares in the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al increased its position in Five9 by 9.4% in the third quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al now owns 9,300 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Five9 News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat on both EPS and revenue and management raised FY and Q2 outlook — the company reported about $0.76 EPS and $305.3M revenue (beats), issued FY 2026 EPS guidance well above consensus (3.22–3.30 vs. ~2.81) and Q2 revenue/EPS guidance in line-to-better than estimates. This is the primary driver of the rally. Business Wire: Q1 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Market coverage highlighted the beat-and-raise and linked it to Five9’s AI progress, amplifying momentum in premarket/trading headlines. Media reports specifically called out the stronger FY guidance as the catalyst for a big jump in the stock. Investing.com: Shares Surge
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support followed the results: Needham reaffirmed a Buy with a $40 price target (much higher than the current price), and Barclays raised its target to $25 and moved to Overweight — both moves likely boosted buying interest. TickerReport: Needham TickerReport: Barclays
• Positive Sentiment: Broader SaaS narrative turned constructive for Five9 as outlets noted AI-driven results across peers (Atlassian, Twilio), supporting sector rotation back into high‑growth software names. Business Insider: SaaS/AI Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings write-ups and transcripts are available for investors who want detail on revenue mix, margins and guidance assumptions (useful for modeling but not new directional news). Seeking Alpha: Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Addendum coverage and summaries (Zacks, Yahoo) reiterate the beats and are helpful for quick data points; these do not add new catalysts beyond the press release and guidance. Zacks: Q1 Summary

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.