Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN – Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $35.18 and last traded at $34.5190, with a volume of 123345 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.59.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Five9 from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Zacks Research raised Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Five9 from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Five9 from $22.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.14.
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Five9 Trading Up 0.9%
Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.61 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%.Five9’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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. On average, analysts anticipate that Five9, Inc. will post 1.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Five9
In related news, President Andy Dignan sold 17,767 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.03, for a total transaction of $622,378.01. Following the sale, the president owned 257,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,034,937.60. This trade represents a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 1,511 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total value of $36,641.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 309,951 shares in the company, valued at $7,516,311.75. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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. Over the last three months, insiders sold 22,351 shares of company stock valued at $733,540. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Five9
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Allianz Asset Management GmbH purchased a new position in shares of Five9 in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $6,690,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new stake in Five9 during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,653,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in Five9 in the second quarter valued at approximately $721,000. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Five9 by 1,972.7% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,879,593 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $40,073,000 after acquiring an additional 1,788,909 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Five9 by 127.7% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 58,477 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,247,000 after purchasing an additional 32,795 shares during the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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.
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