Five9 Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NASDAQ:FIVN)

Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Tuesday. Investors bought 8,504 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 2,115% compared to the average daily volume of 384 call options.

Five9 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FIVN opened at $15.03 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 32.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 4.51, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Five9 has a 12-month low of $15.00 and a 12-month high of $31.78. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.27.

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.01. Five9 had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 10.95%. The business had revenue of $300.28 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $298.21 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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 forecast that Five9 will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on FIVN. DA Davidson set a $24.00 price objective on shares of Five9 in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Piper Sandler cut Five9 from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Five9 from $30.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Mizuho decreased their target price 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Five9 in a report on Monday, December 29th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.12.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five9

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FIVN. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 552 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new position in Five9 during the third quarter worth $33,000. Rothschild Investment LLC raised 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 purchasing an additional 1,786 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Five9 during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Five9 by 36.4% in the 3rd 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. 96.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.