Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.44 EPS

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The software maker reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($0.44), Zacks reports. Five9 had a negative return on equity of 1.53% and a negative net margin of 3.66%. Five9 updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.580-2.620 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.470-0.490 EPS.

Five9 Stock Performance

Shares of FIVN stock traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $41.69. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,695,933 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,216,566. The company has a 50 day moving average of $40.60 and a 200 day moving average of $35.85. The stock has a market cap of $3.14 billion, a PE ratio of -83.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. Five9 has a 12-month low of $26.60 and a 12-month high of $71.43.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Michael Burkland sold 12,594 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.40, for a total transaction of $521,391.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 240,894 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,973,011.60. This represents a 4.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Barry Zwarenstein sold 3,336 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.85, for a total transaction of $139,611.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 98,396 shares in the company, valued at $4,117,872.60. This trade represents a 3.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 29,004 shares of company stock valued at $1,209,279 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on FIVN shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Five9 from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $57.50.

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.