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

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) was the target of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Investors bought 8,504 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 2,115% compared to the typical daily volume of 384 call options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on FIVN. Morgan Stanley set a $30.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Five9 from $28.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Piper Sandler lowered 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 research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In other news, CEO Michael Burkland sold 17,992 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total transaction of $366,137.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 349,570 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,113,749.50. This represents a 4.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 5,255 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.35, for a total value of $106,939.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive directly owned 176,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,589,312.65. This represents a 2.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 66,039 shares of company stock worth $1,347,231 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Five9

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Herald Investment Management Ltd raised its position in Five9 by 24.4% in the 2nd quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd now owns 262,000 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $6,927,000 after buying an additional 51,400 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. grew its stake in shares of Five9 by 68.7% during the 2nd quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 31,508 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $834,000 after acquiring an additional 12,826 shares in the last quarter. Rock Creek Group LP acquired a new stake in shares of Five9 in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,986,000. Gagnon Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Five9 by 7.5% in the second quarter. Gagnon Securities LLC now owns 407,452 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $10,789,000 after purchasing an additional 28,393 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Five9 in the second quarter worth $297,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.64% of the company’s stock.

Five9 Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $18.99 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 4.61, a quick ratio of 4.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Five9 has a 1-year low of $17.71 and a 1-year high of $49.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.75, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.32. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $20.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.54.

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

Five9 declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, November 11th that permits the company to buyback $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the software maker to repurchase up to 3.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.