F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Receives $309.89 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Key Points

• F5, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from eleven analysts, with one sell rating, seven hold ratings, and three buy ratings.
• The average twelve-month price target for F5 shares among brokers is approximately $309.89, indicating a stable outlook.
• F5 reported a strong quarterly earnings per share of $4.16, exceeding analyst expectations, and saw a revenue increase of 12.2% year-over-year.

Shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the eleven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $309.8889.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of F5 from $305.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of F5 from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of F5 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total transaction of $417,206.31. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,699 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,411,101.27. This trade represents a 6.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Elizabeth Buse sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $293.53, for a total transaction of $440,295.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,013 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,471,465.89. The trade was a 23.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 10,744 shares of company stock worth $3,347,605 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in F5 by 34,698.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 746,089 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $198,661,000 after purchasing an additional 743,945 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in F5 during the second quarter valued at approximately $207,492,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in F5 by 6.2% during the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 5,387,700 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $1,434,583,000 after purchasing an additional 312,415 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in F5 by 110.4% during the first quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 560,493 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $149,242,000 after purchasing an additional 294,050 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in F5 by 659.3% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 316,992 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $84,405,000 after purchasing an additional 275,244 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Trading Up 1.6%

FFIV stock traded up $4.92 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $313.95. 134,587 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 536,721. F5 has a 52-week low of $197.34 and a 52-week high of $334.00. The company has a market cap of $18.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.08. The stock's fifty day moving average is $307.22 and its 200-day moving average is $286.96.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.49 by $0.67. F5 had a net margin of 22.06% and a return on equity of 21.77%. The company had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.64 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.36 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.240-15.380 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.870-3.990 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that F5 will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

About F5

F5, Inc provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud.