Leonteq Securities AG Acquires New Stake in Five9, Inc. $FIVN

Leonteq Securities AG bought a new position in shares of Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 24,041 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $482,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in FIVN. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Five9 during the 3rd quarter worth $2,080,000. Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Five9 in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,451,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in Five9 by 335.9% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 254,190 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $5,097,000 after purchasing an additional 195,876 shares during the last quarter. Anson Funds Management LP grew its holdings in Five9 by 98.5% in the 3rd quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 1,534,272 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,129,000 after buying an additional 761,486 shares during the period. Finally, Dana Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Five9 by 74.5% in the 4th quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 222,515 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,461,000 after buying an additional 95,032 shares during the period. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Five9

In other news, insider Tiffany N. Meriweather sold 21,320 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 approximately $5,901,632.04. This trade represents a 7.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on FIVN. Barclays lifted their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group upped their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Five9 from $35.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on Five9 from $40.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on Five9 from $35.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Five9 presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.53.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN opened at $22.76 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 34.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51. Five9, Inc. has a 1-year low of $13.29 and a 1-year high of $30.38. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $17.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.46.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The software maker reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $305.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.92 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 4.87%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.62 earnings per share. Five9 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.690 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Five9, Inc. will post 1.39 EPS for the current year.

Five9 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.