Institutional ticker directory tracking stock mentions, long/short ideas, and high-conviction pitches extracted from quarterly hedge fund letters.
| Ticker | Company | Sector | Industry | Pitches | Stance |
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| Fund / Manager | Thesis Excerpt | Stance | Period / Date | Action |
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Voss Value Offshore Fund Travis Cocke | “Take for instance, FIVN, whose subscription growth went from 16% in Q2 to 10% in Q3 and the stock has extrapolated the deceleration with minimal terminal cash flows assumed. Our read of the business's future is more optimistic, and we believe some positive AI proof points are still stacking up in FIVN's favor. While the "land and expand" AI story is taking longer to materialize in the P&L due to complex implementation cycles, the underlying demand remains robust—Enterprise AI revenue grew over 40% again in the quarter and Enterprise AI bookings grew over 80% y/y. We see the current growth headwinds as minor execution issues rather than sure signs of structural obsolescence. Competition in the CCaaS space is no doubt intense, but FIVN, in our analysis, is currently priced for negative growth indefinitely despite leading the shift to AI-enabled contact centers and acting as a software platform toll road, so to speak, for any AI-point solutions that gain commercial traction. The stock now trades at just 1x 2027 revenue (~1.5x gross profit) and 5x Adjusted EBITDA, a massive discount to software peers trading at ~13x EBITDA, and major discounts to recent and relevant transaction comps such as enterprise competitor Genesys receiving a $15 billion private valuation mark (>5x sales), and the recent acquisition of low-growth, levered Verint by Thoma Bravo at ~3x gross profit. We would also note that activist Anson Funds (who have board representation and information asymmetry) more than doubled their position recently. The current valuation provides a significant margin of uncertainty and is further buttressed by a new $150 million share repurchase program, coupled with call options on the AI cycle and potential renewed M&A interest in a consolidating sector. BSD Analysis: Five9 is a high-growth platform that is capitalizing on the massive, structural pivot in the contact center industry toward high-margin cloud solutions. The core investment thesis is validated by the explosive adoption of its Genius AI suite, which is driving accelerating top-line growth by automating high-friction workflows for enterprise clients. Enterprise AI revenue is exploding, growing over 40% year-over-year and now included in virtually all new deals exceeding $1 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), proving its mission-critical utility. This strategic mix shift is fueling significant margin expansion, with Adjusted EBITDA margins hitting a record 25% and targeting the demanding "Rule of 40+" metric by 2027. Despite competing fiercely against scale players like NICE and Genesys, Five9's focus on a unified, AI-enabled platform and high customer retention keeps its moat robust. The company's valuation, though a premium to market, is fundamentally underpinned by a massive and expanding Total Addressable Market (TAM), which extends to displacing human labor with automation. Sustained execution on its AI roadmap and continued enterprise wins should drive a significant, profitable re-rating, with non-GAAP EPS projected to approach $3.00 for the current fiscal year.” | BULL | Q3 2025 Nov 25, 2025 | View Pitch |
Voss Value Fund Travis Cocke | “Five9 is a new core long amid a narrative reset from “AI loser” to “AI winner.” Subscription revenue growth reaccelerated to 16%, margins expanded, AI bookings tripled, and guidance was raised. Despite this, the stock trades near all-time low multiples (~7.5x EBITDA). Voss believes CEO transition and activist-driven cost cuts increase strategic optionality, with ~70% upside to fair value. BSD Analysis: Five9 is a high-growth, cloud-native contact center software (CCaaS) pure-play whose stock is a conviction bet on the accelerating enterprise shift to AI-powered customer service. The core moat is its technologically superior platform and its focus on the mid-to-large enterprise market, where it displaces legacy on-premise systems. The company is aggressively monetizing its platform by integrating Generative AI across its product suite, driving superior average contract value. Five9 is a high-quality compounder leveraging its AI-driven automation to capture increasing revenue from the non-cyclical corporate need for efficient customer engagement.” | BULL | Q2 2025 Aug 22, 2025 | View Pitch |
Each excerpt above is the manager's commentary on this ticker specifically. The full letter has the rest of their portfolio thinking, risk discussion, and broader institutional context.
