S Squared Technology LLC Has $8.63 Million Stock Holdings in Five9, Inc. $FIVN

S Squared Technology LLC grew its stake in Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) by 22.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 430,195 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 80,195 shares during the period. Five9 makes up 3.3% of S Squared Technology LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. S Squared Technology LLC’s holdings in Five9 were worth $8,625,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Five9 during the third quarter worth approximately $5,451,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in Five9 by 335.9% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 254,190 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $5,097,000 after purchasing an additional 195,876 shares during the period. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Five9 by 74.5% during the fourth quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 222,515 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $4,461,000 after purchasing an additional 95,032 shares during the period. Anson Funds Management LP grew its stake in Five9 by 98.5% during the third quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 1,534,272 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $37,129,000 after purchasing an additional 761,486 shares during the period. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its stake in Five9 by 14.3% during the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 1,104,582 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,731,000 after purchasing an additional 138,495 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, President Andy Dignan sold 8,203 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.76, for a total value of $203,106.28. Following the transaction, the president owned 278,760 shares in the company, valued at $6,902,097.60. This trade represents a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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. Also, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 8,645 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $214,482.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive owned 281,492 shares in the company, valued at $6,983,816.52. This represents a 2.98% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 85,820 shares of company stock valued at $2,014,057. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $21.23 on Monday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $19.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.74. The firm has a market cap of $1.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.17, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a current ratio of 4.51. Five9, Inc. has a 52-week low of $13.29 and a 52-week high of $29.71.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $305.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.92 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 4.87%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Five9, Inc. will post 1.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FIVN has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on Five9 from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Mizuho cut their price target on Five9 from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 20th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Five9 from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $25.93.

About Five9

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.