F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance, projecting an EPS of 15.240-15.380, exceeding the consensus estimate of 14.598, along with revenue guidance of $3.1 billion.
• Analyst ratings for F5 show a mixed sentiment, with one sell rating, seven hold ratings, and three buy ratings, resulting in an average target price of $291.44.
• Insider transactions revealed that CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares recently, reducing his ownership to 107,100 shares, valued at approximately $31.5 million.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 15.240-15.380 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 14.598. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.1 billion-$3.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.0 billion. F5 also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 3.870-3.990 EPS.

F5 Stock Down 1.9%

FFIV stock traded down $5.99 during trading on Friday, hitting $307.43. 790,548 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 494,142. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.09, a PEG ratio of 3.96 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $294.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $282.40. F5 has a 1 year low of $184.80 and a 1 year high of $334.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.67. The company had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $750.64 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.06% and a return on equity of 21.77%. F5's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.36 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that F5 will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of F5 from $305.00 to $312.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of F5 in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $309.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,272 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $286.69, for a total transaction of $364,669.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 9,919 shares in the company, valued at $2,843,678.11. The trade was a 11.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $294.32, for a total transaction of $382,616.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 107,100 shares of the company's stock, valued at $31,521,672. This represents a 1.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 5,872 shares of company stock valued at $1,702,309. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FFIV. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of F5 by 38.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 298,297 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $79,428,000 after acquiring an additional 82,835 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in shares of F5 by 166.5% during the first 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. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the first quarter worth about $257,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of F5 by 1,281.4% during the first 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. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of F5 by 288.1% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

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.