How Five9 Shares Gained 69% in the First Half of 2020

Shares of cloud-based contact center operator Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN) rose 68.8% in the first half of 2020, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

This stock roared into 2020 with a 50% gain in 2019 based on big wins in the enterprise subscriptions segment, only to find out that the COVID-19 crisis paved the way toward even stronger gains this year. The global health crisis lowered Five9's call center sales in some sectors, led by travel and consumer discretionary businesses, but the company's work-from-home services hit a nerve in this market. All told, Five9's total sales rose 28% year over year in the first quarter.

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