DA Davidson Forecasts Five9’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:FIVN)

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Five9 in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria now anticipates that the software maker will post earnings of ($0.16) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.03). The consensus estimate for Five9’s current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Five9’s FY2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on FIVN. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Five9 from $48.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Five9 from $46.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.94.

Five9 Stock Performance

FIVN stock opened at $22.32 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -111.59, a P/E/G ratio of 9.41 and a beta of 1.29. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $30.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $35.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. Five9 has a 12 month low of $21.04 and a 12 month high of $60.81.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The software maker reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by ($0.44). Five9 had a negative net margin of 1.23% and a positive return on equity of 3.62%. The firm had revenue of $278.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $267.70 million.

Institutional Trading of Five9

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Five9 by 155.7% during the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 854 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares during the period. Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new position in Five9 during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Five9 during the 4th quarter valued at about $47,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in Five9 by 7,305.6% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,333 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 1,315 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Five9 by 3,955.4% during the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,636 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $107,000 after buying an additional 2,571 shares during the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 1,135 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.20, for a total value of $34,277.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 47,165 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,424,383. This represents a 2.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Barry Zwarenstein sold 2,468 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.23, for a total transaction of $82,011.64. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 92,583 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,076,533.09. This represents a 2.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 29,574 shares of company stock valued at $1,004,346 over the last ninety days. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.