F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating on F5, with five buys, five holds and one sell among 11 firms. The average 12-month price target is $416.63, while recent targets include Piper Sandler’s $461 objective.
• F5 reported a quarterly earnings beat, posting $4.73 EPS versus the $4.00 consensus and revenue of $865.08 million versus estimates of $834.60 million. Revenue increased 10.9% year over year.
• Insiders have sold 12,199 shares worth approximately $4.92 million over the past 90 days, while institutional investors own a substantial 90.66% of outstanding shares.

Shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eleven research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $416.6250.

FFIV has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler restated an "overweight" rating and set a $461.00 price objective (up from $423.00) on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded F5 from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of F5 from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st.

Insider Activity at F5

In other F5 news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,782 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $412.44, for a total value of $1,559,848.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 146,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $60,624,143.16. The trade was a 2.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Angelique Okeke sold 515 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $404.49, for a total transaction of $208,312.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,240 shares in the company, valued at $906,057.60. This represents a 18.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 12,199 shares of company stock worth $4,917,061 over the last ninety days. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in F5 by 166.5% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 62,906 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $16,750,000 after purchasing an additional 39,305 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of F5 by 1,281.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of F5 by 38.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 298,297 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $79,428,000 after buying an additional 82,835 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new position in shares of F5 during the first quarter valued at $257,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of F5 by 288.1% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

F5 Price Performance

F5 stock opened at $398.48 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 1.03. F5 has a 1-year low of $223.76 and a 1-year high of $435.00. The company's 50-day moving average is $403.41 and its 200 day moving average is $360.07.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The business had revenue of $865.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $834.60 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.54% and a net margin of 21.95%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.16 earnings per share. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that F5 will post 13.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About F5

F5, Inc is a technology company that provides application delivery, security and traffic-management solutions for enterprises, service providers and government organizations. Its offerings are designed to help customers ensure the availability, performance and security of applications across on-premises data centers, public clouds and edge environments.

The company's portfolio includes BIG-IP software and appliances, NGINX application delivery and web server technologies, and F5 Distributed Cloud Services.

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