F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Releases Earnings Results

Key Points

• F5 reported quarterly earnings of $4.16 per share, exceeding analysts' estimates by $0.67, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 12.2% to $780.37 million.
• The updated fiscal year 2025 guidance for F5 includes projected earnings per share of $15.240-$15.380, with Q4 2025 guidance set at $3.870-$3.990.
• In recent insider transactions, Director Elizabeth Buse and Director Michael L. Dreyer reduced their stakes in F5, selling 1,500 and 1,800 shares, respectively, indicating a 23% and 29% decrease in their ownership.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.49 by $0.67, Briefing.com reports. F5 had a return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 22.06%. The firm had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $750.64 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.36 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 updated its FY 2025 guidance to 15.240-15.380 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance to 3.870-3.990 EPS.

F5 Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV traded down $2.35 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $318.65. The stock had a trading volume of 595,870 shares, compared to its average volume of 551,209. F5 has a 12 month low of $185.74 and a 12 month high of $334.00. The company has a market capitalization of $18.30 billion, a PE ratio of 28.07, a PEG ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 1.03. The firm's fifty day moving average is $295.30 and its 200 day moving average is $283.07.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on FFIV. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on F5 from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler increased their target price on F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen cut F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Barclays set a $321.00 target price on F5 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on F5 from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, F5 has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $309.89.

Insider Transactions at F5

In other news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,272 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $286.69, for a total value of $364,669.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,919 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,843,678.11. This represents a 11.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Michael L. Dreyer sold 1,800 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $514,728.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,376 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,251,360.96. This represents a 29.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 7,172 shares of company stock worth $2,102,891 over the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in F5 by 288.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 1st quarter worth $257,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of F5 by 1,281.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of F5 by 166.5% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 62,906 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $16,750,000 after purchasing an additional 39,305 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of F5 by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 298,297 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $79,428,000 after purchasing an additional 82,835 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Company Profile

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.