Lisanti Capital Growth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 193,680 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,129,000. Lisanti Capital Growth LLC owned approximately 0.25% of Five9 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of FIVN. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Five9 by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,037,395 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $201,250,000 after purchasing an additional 759,237 shares during the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of Five9 by 28.0% during the 4th quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 3,596,380 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $72,107,000 after purchasing an additional 787,626 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in shares of Five9 by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,320,745 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $56,162,000 after purchasing an additional 217,227 shares during the last quarter. Anson Funds Management LP raised its stake in shares of Five9 by 35.6% during the 1st quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 2,086,675 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,655,000 after purchasing an additional 547,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Five9 by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,996,382 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $40,034,000 after purchasing an additional 37,261 shares in the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms recently weighed in on FIVN. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Five9 from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Five9 from $23.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five9 has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $31.50.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Five9 news, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 16,620 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $412,342.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 311,462 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,727,372.22. This represents a 5.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing 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, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 5,869 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $145,609.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 161,671 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,011,057.51. This represents a 3.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 56,003 shares of company stock worth $1,386,457 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.
Five9 Stock Up 0.9%
FIVN opened at $32.74 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.73. Five9, Inc. has a 1-year low of $13.29 and a 1-year high of $34.58. The stock has a market cap of $2.51 billion, a PE ratio of 47.45 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a current ratio of 4.15, a quick ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.
Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $306.61 million. Five9 had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. Five9 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.770-0.810 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Five9, Inc. will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.
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.
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