Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) CFO Bryan Lee Sells 1,511 Shares

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) CFO Bryan Lee sold 1,511 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total value of $36,641.75. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 309,951 shares in the company, valued at $7,516,311.75. This trade represents a 0.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 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.

Five9 Price Performance

Five9 stock traded down $0.37 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $23.15. 1,900,328 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,859,324. The company has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.08, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.45. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $18.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.63. The company has a quick ratio of 4.51, a current ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. Five9, Inc. has a 12-month low of $13.29 and a 12-month high of $30.38.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. Five9 had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 12.66%. The business had revenue of $305.32 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.92 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Five9, Inc. will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research lowered Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Five9 from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Five9 from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Five9 has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.93.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Five9 during the third quarter worth approximately $5,451,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 195,876 shares during the period. Anson Funds Management LP increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 761,486 shares during the period. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 95,032 shares during the period. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its stake in Five9 by 14.3% in 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 in the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Five9

Here are the key news stories impacting Five9 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Five9 was named to the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area, a headline that supports the company’s employer brand and may modestly improve sentiment. Fortune Media and Great Place To Work Name Five9 to 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™
• Neutral Sentiment: Several executives and insiders, including President Andy Dignan, CFO Bryan M. Lee, CAO Leena Mansharamani, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness, EVP Panos Kozanian, and insider Tiffany N. Meriweather, sold shares in pre-arranged transactions. The company said the sales were mostly to cover tax withholding obligations related to equity vesting, which makes them less concerning than discretionary open-market selling.
• Negative Sentiment: The concentration of insider sales across multiple top officers can still weigh on investor sentiment, because it may be interpreted as reduced insider conviction near current share-price levels.

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.