2,995 Shares in F5, Inc. $FFIV Bought by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired 2,995 F5 shares worth approximately $1.25 million in the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 90.66% of F5’s outstanding stock.
• F5 insiders sold 15,699 shares valued at about $6.32 million over the past quarter, while company insiders retain only 0.48% ownership.
• F5 reported quarterly EPS of $4.73, beating estimates of $4.00, and revenue of $865.08 million, up 10.9% year over year. Analysts’ consensus rating is Hold, with an average price target of $416.62.

Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,995 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $1,246,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in F5 by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,357,293 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $1,878,023,000 after purchasing an additional 114,533 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,611,637,000. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in F5 by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,226,326 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $1,042,716,000 after purchasing an additional 53,712 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in F5 by 68.5% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,753,652 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $702,897,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119,291 shares during the period. Finally, Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in F5 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $579,699,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,208 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $414.63, for a total value of $500,873.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,060 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,341,917.80. This represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider John Anthony Maddison sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $405.85, for a total transaction of $405,850.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,353 shares of the company's stock, valued at $549,115.05. This trade represents a 42.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 15,699 shares of company stock valued at $6,316,411. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on FFIV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on F5 from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Evercore upgraded shares of F5 from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $475.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of F5 from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of F5 in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $416.62.

F5 Price Performance

FFIV opened at $410.22 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $23.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 1.03. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $404.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $351.66. F5, Inc. has a 1-year low of $223.76 and a 1-year high of $435.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The firm had revenue of $865.08 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $834.60 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.54% and a net margin of 21.95%.F5's revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.16 earnings per share. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. Research analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 13.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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