Analyst Upside

AU · rank #11 · 2026-07-23

FIVN

NASDAQ · $1.96B (USD)

SignalSell
verdict · CAUTION

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
0.846
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.00
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
13
Insider signal (90d)
$0 across 0 unique buyers.
-0.197
Analyst upside
Consensus target $27.81
+21.2%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+43.99%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
4.25
Gross margin TTM+55.5%
52w high$29.64
Market cap (USD)$1.96B

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Summary

Five9 (FIVN) is a cloud contact-center-as-a-service software provider selling an AI-enabled CX platform with recurring subscription revenue, 105% dollar-based retention, and expanding share repurchases.

Rationale

The stock screens well for analyst_upside because Wall Street still shows meaningful upside to targets (+21.2%), strong rating quality (4.25/5), broad agreement (84% revision agreement), and favorable earnings follow-through after a prior surprise.

Material risks

  • 1The main thesis-breaking risk is that Five9 is not a sole-source platform and faces heavy CCaaS competition from Genesys, NICE, Amazon Connect and bundled UCaaS alternatives that can cap pricing and limit sustained multiple expansion.
  • 2The second risk is AI feature commoditization by hyperscalers and rivals, which could erode Five9’s differentiation in routing, agent-assist and analytics even as it launches new AI offerings.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 1 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Error