Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) CFO Sells $36,641.75 in Stock

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) CFO Bryan Lee sold 1,511 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total transaction of $36,641.75. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 309,951 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,516,311.75. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Five9 Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of Five9 stock opened at $21.35 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $19.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.71. Five9, Inc. has a 1 year low of $13.29 and a 1 year high of $29.71. The stock has a market cap of $1.63 billion, a PE ratio of 32.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.45.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.07. Five9 had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 12.66%. The firm had revenue of $305.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.92 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.62 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Five9, Inc. will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Five9 in the first quarter valued at $38,000. Optiver Holding B.V. increased its holdings in Five9 by 575.9% in the first quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 2,325 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 1,981 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in Five9 by 35.7% in the first quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 577,672 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $8,763,000 after buying an additional 151,974 shares in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its position in shares of Five9 by 30.9% in the first quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 110,056 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,670,000 after purchasing an additional 25,983 shares during the period. Finally, Anson Funds Management LP grew its position in shares of Five9 by 35.6% in the first quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 2,086,675 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $31,655,000 after purchasing an additional 547,304 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on FIVN. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Five9 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $25.93.

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc (NASDAQ: FIVN) is a leading provider of cloud-based contact center software designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels. Its platform offers features such as intelligent routing, analytics, workforce optimization and integrated customer relationship management (CRM) connectors. The company emphasizes AI-driven capabilities, including virtual agents and predictive dialing, to enhance both agent productivity and customer experience.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Ramon, California, Five9 completed its initial public offering in February 2014.