Five9 Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NASDAQ:FIVN)

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) saw some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Stock investors bought 8,504 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 2,115% compared to the typical volume of 384 call options.

Insider Activity at Five9

In other news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 6,852 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total transaction of $139,438.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 212,126 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,316,764.10. The trade was a 3.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 5,255 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $106,939.25. Following the sale, the executive directly owned 176,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,589,312.65. This trade represents a 2.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 66,039 shares of company stock worth $1,347,231 over the last quarter. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVN. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five9 by 81.7% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 552 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Five9 during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in shares of Five9 in the third quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Five9 during the third quarter valued at $45,000. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Five9 Trading Up 1.5%

FIVN stock traded up $0.28 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $19.12. 522,444 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,479,428. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.50 billion, a PE ratio of 53.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 4.61 and a quick ratio of 4.61. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $20.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.57. Five9 has a 52-week low of $17.71 and a 52-week high of $49.90.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The software maker reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $285.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $285.15 million. Five9 had a net margin of 2.77% and a return on equity of 10.59%. Five9’s revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.67 earnings per share. Five9 has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.760-0.80 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Five9 will post 0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Five9 announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, November 11th that allows the company to buyback $50.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the software maker to reacquire up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FIVN has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $30.00 target price on Five9 in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Piper Sandler downgraded shares of Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the company from $26.00 to $21.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. DA Davidson set a $24.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Five9 to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Five9 presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.33.

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.