F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Angelique Okeke Sells 842 Shares

Key Points

• EVP Angelique Okeke sold 842 shares on May 4 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan at an average price of $322.33, raising about $271,402 and reducing her holdings by 28.52% to 2,110 shares.
• F5 beat expectations in its latest quarter with EPS $3.90 (vs. $3.47 est.) and revenue $811.7M (vs. $783.8M), and set Q3 2026 EPS guidance of 3.910–4.030 and FY2026 guidance of 16.250–16.550.
• Analysts are mixed—the stock carries a consensus "Hold" rating with a $316.44 target—while the shares traded around $339.90 and institutional investors own roughly 90.66% of the company.

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) EVP Angelique Okeke sold 842 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $322.33, for a total value of $271,401.86. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,110 shares of the company's stock, valued at $680,116.30. This trade represents a 28.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV traded up $9.97 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $339.90. The company had a trading volume of 599,054 shares, compared to its average volume of 845,410. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $293.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $273.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.88, a P/E/G ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.00. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $223.76 and a 1 year high of $346.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.43. The business had revenue of $811.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $783.82 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 21.96%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.42 EPS. F5 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.910-4.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.250-16.550 EPS. Equities analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 12.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research upgraded F5 from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Barclays lifted their price objective on F5 from $283.00 to $292.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on F5 from $355.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $316.44.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FFIV. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter worth about $579,699,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in F5 by 15,103.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,170,216 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $298,709,000 after buying an additional 1,162,519 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in F5 by 68.5% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,753,652 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $702,897,000 after buying an additional 1,119,291 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in F5 during the fourth quarter worth approximately $205,706,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in F5 by 175.2% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 958,947 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $244,781,000 after buying an additional 610,437 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Company Profile

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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