Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) EVP Sells $145,609.89 in Stock

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) EVP Panos Kozanian sold 5,869 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $145,609.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 161,671 shares in the company, valued at $4,011,057.51. The trade was a 3.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Five9 Stock Down 1.5%

NASDAQ FIVN 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 stock has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a PE ratio of 32.35, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.45. Five9, Inc. has a 1 year low of $13.29 and a 1 year high of $29.71. The business’s 50-day moving average is $19.37 and its 200 day moving average is $18.71.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $305.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.92 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 4.87%.Five9’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Five9, Inc. will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Five9 in the first quarter worth about $38,000. Optiver Holding B.V. lifted 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 worth $35,000 after buying an additional 1,981 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA lifted 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 worth $8,763,000 after buying an additional 151,974 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its holdings in Five9 by 30.9% in the first quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 110,056 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,670,000 after buying an additional 25,983 shares during the period. Finally, Anson Funds Management LP lifted its holdings in Five9 by 35.6% in the first quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 2,086,675 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,655,000 after buying an additional 547,304 shares during the period. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on FIVN shares. Truist Financial cut their target price on Five9 from $40.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 target price (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Five9 from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company 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.