5,952 Shares in F5, Inc. $FFIV Purchased by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

Key Points

• Institutional interest increased: B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG bought 5,952 F5 shares worth about $2.48 million, while institutional investors collectively own 90.66% of the company.
• F5 reported strong quarterly results: Earnings of $4.73 per share and revenue of $865.08 million exceeded analyst estimates, with revenue rising 10.9% year over year.
• Shares remain closely watched: FFIV opened at $384.63, and analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $416.62. Insiders have sold 15,699 shares worth approximately $6.32 million over the past 90 days.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG bought a new position in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 5,952 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $2,476,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in F5 in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,611,637,000. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter valued at $579,699,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of F5 by 15,103.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,170,216 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $298,709,000 after buying an additional 1,162,519 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,119,291 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter worth $205,706,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Edward Cooper Werner sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 406 shares in the company, valued at $162,400. This represents a 86.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,208 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $414.63, for a total value of $500,873.04. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,341,917.80. The trade was a 13.03% 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,699 shares of company stock valued at $6,316,411. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

F5 Stock Performance

FFIV stock opened at $384.63 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $223.76 and a 52 week high of $435.00. The firm's fifty day moving average is $403.83 and its 200 day moving average is $347.86. The firm has a market cap of $21.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.62, a P/E/G ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 1.03.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last issued its 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. The company had revenue of $865.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $834.60 million. F5 had a net margin of 21.95% and a return on equity of 21.54%. The firm's revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.16 EPS. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 13.65 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FFIV has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of F5 from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research downgraded F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on F5 from $380.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Evercore upgraded F5 from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $475.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on F5 from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $416.62.

F5 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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