Perhaps timely catching Five9 Inc (FIVN) would be a good idea

With 7.96 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 1.19 million shares. The 52-week range on FIVN shows that it touched its highest point at $71.43 and its lowest point at $26.60 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $55.75. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.00.

Price Performance and Earnings:

Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of FIVN was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 1.40%, but this was up by 5.94% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 13.57% while six-month performance rose 23.18%. The stock lost -40.88% in the past year, while it has gained 3.57% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for FIVN yields -0.20 with Next year EPS estimates of 3.01. For the next quarter, that number is 0.49. This implies an EPS growth rate of 5.52% for this year and 15.36% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 12.74% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -17.89%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 75.81 million FIVN shares are outstanding with a float of 74.10 million shares on hand for trading.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for FIVN since 10 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 8 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 2 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 0 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.

EPS: Estimates vs Actual

It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $2.39403 being high and $2.36398 being low. For FIVN, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $2.374. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.68 and the low estimate is $0.51. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.57.