47,670 Shares in F5, Inc. $FFIV Acquired by United Capital Financial Advisors LLC

Key Points

• United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired 47,670 F5 shares worth approximately $19.8 million, while institutional investors collectively own 90.66% of the company.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed: five analysts rate F5 a Buy, five Hold, and one Sell, producing an overall “Hold” rating and an average price target of $416.62.
• F5’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with earnings of $4.73 per share and revenue of $865.1 million, up 10.9% year over year; shares opened at $410.22 and recently traded near their 52-week high.

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 47,670 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $19,829,000. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.08% of F5 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in FFIV. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. bought a new position in F5 in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 109.8% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in F5 by 963.6% in the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 117 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its stake in F5 by 113.8% in the first quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 124 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FFIV has been the subject of several recent research reports. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $461.00 target price (up from $423.00) on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on F5 from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on F5 from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, F5 currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $416.62.

F5 Trading Up 2.7%

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

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

Insider Activity

In other F5 news, insider John Anthony Maddison sold 1,000 shares of F5 stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $405.85, for a total value of $405,850.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,353 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $549,115.05. The trade was a 42.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,208 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $414.63, for a total transaction of $500,873.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,341,917.80. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,699 shares of company stock worth $6,316,411. Corporate insiders own 0.48% 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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