Insider Selling: Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) CFO Sells $42,706.00 in Stock

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) CFO Bryan Lee sold 1,310 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.60, for a total value of $42,706.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 289,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,432,255.80. The trade was a 0.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Five9 Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $30.66 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.44 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a quick ratio of 4.15, a current ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Five9, Inc. has a 12-month low of $13.29 and a 12-month high of $35.18. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.56.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.92% and a net margin of 4.94%.The firm had revenue of $312.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.61 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Amundi boosted its holdings in shares of Five9 by 8.3% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 40,291 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,017,000 after buying an additional 3,079 shares in the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Five9 by 95.7% during the 2nd quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 27,826 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $737,000 after buying an additional 13,606 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Five9 by 39.4% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 121,700 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,223,000 after acquiring an additional 34,375 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in shares of Five9 by 52.7% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 31,182 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $826,000 after acquiring an additional 10,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of Five9 by 147.2% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 40,137 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after acquiring an additional 23,901 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on FIVN shares. UBS Group reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Monday, August 31st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Five9 from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $33.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.14.

Five9 Company Profile

Five9, Inc provides cloud-based contact center software and customer experience solutions. Its platform is designed to help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, email, chat, social media and other digital channels from a centralized, cloud-based environment.

The company’s offerings include inbound and outbound contact center capabilities, digital engagement tools, interactive voice response, workforce engagement management, analytics, workflow automation and artificial intelligence features.