Investors Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN)

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) saw unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors purchased 8,504 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of 2,115% compared to the typical volume of 384 call options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler cut Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $26.00 to $21.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price target on shares of Five9 from $40.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Five9 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Five9 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on Five9 from $40.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.12.

Five9 Stock Performance

Shares of FIVN opened at $16.78 on Thursday. Five9 has a one year low of $15.70 and a one year high of $31.78. The company has a market cap of $1.28 billion, a PE ratio of 36.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $17.98 and a 200-day moving average of $21.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 4.51 and a quick ratio of 4.51.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $300.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $298.21 million. Five9 had a return on equity of 10.95% and a net margin of 3.43%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. Five9 has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.100-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.860-0.950 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in Five9 by 81.7% during the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Five9 in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its stake in Five9 by 3,572.0% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,836 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,786 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter worth $38,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Five9 by 36.4% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,630 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is 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.