Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $34.64 and last traded at $34.57, with a volume of 1601622 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $32.00.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on FIVN shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Five9 from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on Five9 from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, DA Davidson upped 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. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Five9 has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.79.

Five9 Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.35 and a beta of 1.42. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $27.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $21.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.15 and a quick ratio of 4.15.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, President Andy Dignan sold 3,073 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total value of $74,520.25. Following the completion of the sale, the president directly owned 275,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,685,409.75. This represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,556 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $63,414.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 57,698 shares in the company, valued at $1,431,487.38. This represents a 4.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last three months, insiders sold 56,003 shares of company stock worth $1,386,457. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Five9

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Five9 in the third quarter valued at about $38,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five9 by 378.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,367 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its position in shares of Five9 by 3,572.0% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,786 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new position in shares of Five9 during the second quarter valued at about $39,000. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.