Artisan Partners Limited Partnership Buys 138,495 Shares of Five9, Inc. $FIVN

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its stake in Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,104,582 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 138,495 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership’s holdings in Five9 were worth $26,731,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Voss Capital LP increased its position in shares of Five9 by 211.4% during the second quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 3,250,000 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $86,060,000 after acquiring an additional 2,206,173 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Five9 in the second quarter worth approximately $39,056,000. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in Five9 by 124,372.3% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 830,230 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $21,984,000 after purchasing an additional 829,563 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Five9 by 238.8% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 724,604 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $17,535,000 after purchasing an additional 510,714 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Five9 by 36.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,863,081 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $49,341,000 after purchasing an additional 497,344 shares in the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Five9

In related news, EVP Panos Kozanian sold 10,858 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.42, for a total transaction of $221,720.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 94,457 shares in the company, valued at $1,928,811.94. The trade was a 10.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, President Andy Dignan sold 7,512 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.28, for a total value of $152,343.36. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 208,513 shares in the company, valued at $4,228,643.64. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 65,339 shares of company stock valued at $1,330,186. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Five9 Stock Performance

Shares of Five9 stock opened at $17.44 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion, a PE ratio of 37.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.47. Five9, Inc. has a one year low of $15.70 and a one year high of $36.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 4.61 and a current ratio of 4.51.

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

Five9 declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, November 11th that authorizes the company to buyback $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the software maker to reacquire up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FIVN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on Five9 from $32.00 to $26.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Five9 from $30.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Five9 from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Five9 from $24.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.12.

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.