Militia Capital Management LLC Invests $1.75 Million in Five9, Inc. $FIVN

Militia Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 115,663 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,755,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in FIVN. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Five9 by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,037,395 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $201,250,000 after buying an additional 759,237 shares in the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. grew its position in Five9 by 28.0% in the fourth quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 3,596,380 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $72,107,000 after buying an additional 787,626 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 10.3% in the third quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,320,745 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $56,162,000 after buying an additional 217,227 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Five9 by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,996,382 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $40,034,000 after buying an additional 37,261 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Five9 by 29.4% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,572,466 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $31,528,000 after acquiring an additional 357,321 shares during the last quarter. 96.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on FIVN shares. DA Davidson raised their price objective on Five9 from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $29.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Five9 in a report on Friday, May 1st. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 price target (up from $21.00) on shares of Five9 in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on Five9 from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $25.93.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CRO Matthew E. Tuckness sold 8,645 shares of Five9 stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total transaction of $214,482.45. Following the transaction, the executive owned 281,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,983,816.52. The trade was a 2.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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 Five9 stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $63,414.36. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 57,698 shares in the company, valued at $1,431,487.38. This represents a 4.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold a total of 85,820 shares of company stock valued at $2,014,057 over the last quarter. 1.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Five9 Stock Down 9.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:FIVN opened at $22.95 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.19. Five9, Inc. has a 52 week low of $13.29 and a 52 week high of $29.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 4.51 and a current ratio of 4.51. The company has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a PE ratio of 34.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.46.

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