Lisanti Capital Growth LLC Takes Position in Five9, Inc. $FIVN

Lisanti Capital Growth LLC purchased a new stake in Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 193,680 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $4,129,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. raised its stake in Five9 by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 3,596,380 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $72,107,000 after purchasing an additional 787,626 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Five9 by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,037,395 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $201,250,000 after purchasing an additional 759,237 shares in the last quarter. Anson Funds Management LP grew its position in shares of Five9 by 35.6% during the 1st quarter. Anson Funds Management LP now owns 2,086,675 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,655,000 after purchasing an additional 547,304 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in shares of Five9 during the second quarter worth approximately $10,432,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Five9 during the second quarter worth approximately $10,429,000. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, President Andy Dignan sold 3,073 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.25, for a total value of $74,520.25. Following the transaction, the president owned 275,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,685,409.75. This trade represents a 1.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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. Also, CAO Leena Mansharamani sold 2,556 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $63,414.36. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 57,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,431,487.38. This trade represents a 4.24% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 56,003 shares of company stock valued at $1,386,457. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Five9 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $32.74 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $25.39 and a 200-day moving average of $20.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.51 billion, a PE ratio of 47.45 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a current ratio of 4.15, a quick ratio of 4.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Five9, Inc. has a 12 month low of $13.29 and a 12 month high of $34.58.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The software maker reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $312.44 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.61 million. Five9 had a net margin of 4.94% and a return on equity of 12.92%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. 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 predict that Five9, Inc. will post 1.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FIVN has been the subject of several recent research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price target on Five9 from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Five9 from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Five9 from $23.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Five9 from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Five9 from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Five9 currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $31.50.

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.