F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts give F5 an average rating of Hold from 13 brokers (2 sell, 5 hold, 6 buy) with a one‑year average price target of $309.89.
• F5 beat quarterly expectations, reporting $4.45 EPS vs. $3.63 expected and $822.47M revenue vs. $755.97M, and set Q2 2026 EPS guidance of 3.340–3.460 and FY2026 guidance of 15.650–16.050.
• Insiders have been net sellers — 17,961 shares (~$4.96M) sold in the last 90 days and insiders own 0.48% of the company — while institutional investors hold about 90.66% of the stock.

Shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of "Hold" from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $309.8889.

A number of analysts have weighed in on FFIV shares. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of F5 from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of F5 stock opened at $298.07 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $284.59 and a 200 day moving average of $275.42. The firm has a market cap of $16.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.65, a PEG ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.93. F5 has a 1 year low of $223.76 and a 1 year high of $346.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. The business had revenue of $822.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $755.97 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.45% and a return on equity of 22.08%. F5's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.84 EPS. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that F5 will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other F5 news, Director Michael L. Dreyer sold 3,067 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $282.41, for a total transaction of $866,151.47. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,309 shares in the company, valued at approximately $369,674.69. This trade represents a 70.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,755 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.53, for a total transaction of $1,064,655.15. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 150,323 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,621,080.19. The trade was a 2.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 17,961 shares of company stock worth $4,959,115 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of F5

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 109.8% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

About F5

F5 Inc NASDAQ: FFIV specializes in application services and delivery networking, helping organizations ensure the availability, performance and security of their applications. The company's core offerings include advanced load balancing, traffic management and application security solutions designed to optimize user experiences and protect against threats such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and web application exploits.

At the heart of F5's product portfolio is the BIG-IP platform, which provides a suite of software modules for local and global traffic management, secure web application firewalling and DNS service delivery.

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