Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) Insider Tiffany Meriweather Sells 21,320 Shares

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) insider Tiffany Meriweather sold 21,320 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.98, for a total transaction of $447,293.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 281,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,901,632.04. This trade represents a 7.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Five9 Stock Performance

Shares of FIVN stock opened at $21.64 on Friday. Five9, Inc. has a one year low of $13.29 and a one year high of $30.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a current ratio of 4.51. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $16.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.32.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.07. Five9 had a net margin of 4.87% and a return on equity of 12.66%. The company had revenue of $305.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.92 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. Five9’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Five9, Inc. will post 1.39 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $24.00 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Five9 from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Five9 from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Five9 presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $26.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five9 by 36.4% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Five9 by 0.8% in 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 purchasing an additional 549 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Five9 by 81.7% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its stake in shares of Five9 by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 11,358 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $228,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Five9 by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 56,303 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after purchasing an additional 807 shares during the period. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Five9 Company Profile

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.