Analysts Conflicted on These Technology Names: Five9 (FIVN), Ansys (ANSS) and Apple (AAPL)

Companies in the Technology sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Five9 (FIVN – Research Report), Ansys (ANSS – Research Report) and Apple (AAPL – Research Report).

Five9 (FIVN)

In a report issued on January 17, Scott Berg from Needham maintained a Buy rating on Five9, with a price target of $90.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $79.47.

According to TipRanks.com, Berg is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -0.7% and a 48.7% success rate. Berg covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Klaviyo, Inc. Class A, BigCommerce Holdings, and Ceridian HCM Holding.

Five9 has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $91.21, a 15.5% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 4, Truist Financial also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $100.00 price target.

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Ansys (ANSS)

Loop Capital Markets analyst Mark Schappel maintained a Hold rating on Ansys on January 17 and set a price target of $373.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $343.03.

According to TipRanks.com, Schappel is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 7.9% and a 61.0% success rate. Schappel covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as E2open Parent Holdings, Aspen Technology, Inc., and Manhattan Associates.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Ansys is a Hold with an average price target of $336.78, which is a -0.1% downside from current levels. In a report issued on January 16, Rosenblatt Securities also downgraded the stock to Hold with a $345.00 price target.

Apple (AAPL)

DBS analyst Jim Hin Kwong Au reiterated a Buy rating on Apple on January 17 and set a price target of $208.70. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $193.79, close to its 52-week high of $199.62.

According to TipRanks.com, Au is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 15.0% and a 85.3% success rate. Au covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Applied Materials, Analog Devices, and Lam Research.

Apple has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $203.89, a 6.0% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 5, Citi also assigned a Buy rating to the stock with a $230.00 price target.

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