Tiffany Meriweather Sells 5,114 Shares of Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Stock

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) insider Tiffany Meriweather sold 5,114 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.55, for a total value of $161,346.70. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 253,249 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,990,005.95. This represents a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, 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 Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN traded down $0.86 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $30.37. 1,121,214 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,770,734. The company has a current ratio of 4.15, a quick ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market cap of $2.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.02 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $29.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.33. Five9, Inc. has a 12-month low of $13.29 and a 12-month high of $35.18.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. Five9 had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The firm had revenue of $312.44 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.61 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Five9, Inc. will post 1.55 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FIVN has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Wall Street Zen cut Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Monday, August 31st. Zacks Research upgraded Five9 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.14.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Five9 by 14.5% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,894 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Five9 by 0.8% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 69,189 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,832,000 after buying an additional 549 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Five9 by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 56,303 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,129,000 after buying an additional 807 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Five9 by 378.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,728 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 1,367 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Five9 in the third quarter worth about $33,000. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.