Yousif Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Five9, Inc. $FIVN

Yousif Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 18,896 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $643,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Five9 during the third quarter valued at $39,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Five9 by 42.7% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,477 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 442 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Five9 by 378.7% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 1,367 shares during the last quarter. Nykredit A S bought a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Five9 in the 2nd quarter worth about $45,000. 96.64% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Five9 Stock Performance

FIVN stock opened at $35.77 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.15, a current ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.18. Five9, Inc. has a twelve month low of $13.29 and a twelve month high of $40.00. The firm has a market cap of $2.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.84 and a beta of 1.53.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $306.61 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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. Analysts predict that Five9, Inc. will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Five9

In other Five9 news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 13,409 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.31, for a total value of $446,653.79. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 258,363 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,606,071.53. The trade was a 4.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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, CFO Bryan M. Lee sold 19,308 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.34, for a total transaction of $643,728.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 290,643 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,690,037.62. This trade represents a 6.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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 quarter, insiders sold 83,831 shares of company stock worth $2,821,366. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FIVN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on Five9 from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Finally, FBN Securities started coverage on Five9 in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.80.

About Five9

Five9, Inc is a cloud-based software company that provides customer experience and contact center solutions. Its platform enables organizations to manage customer interactions across voice, chat, email, social media and other digital channels without relying on traditional on-premises contact center infrastructure.

The company’s Intelligent CX Platform includes tools for inbound and outbound communications, digital engagement, workforce optimization, workflow automation, analytics and reporting.