6,278,577 Shares in F5, Inc. $FFIV Acquired by BlackRock Inc.

BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,278,577 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $2,611,637,000. BlackRock Inc. owned 11.13% of F5 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of FFIV. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new position in shares of F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in F5 by 109.8% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in F5 during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its stake in F5 by 963.6% during the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 117 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of FFIV opened at $382.63 on Thursday. F5, Inc. has a 12 month low of $223.76 and a 12 month high of $435.00. The stock's 50-day moving average is $404.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $346.88. The stock has a market cap of $21.67 billion, a PE ratio of 30.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 1.03.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The business had revenue of $865.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $834.60 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.54% and a net margin of 21.95%.The company's revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 13.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at F5

In related news, CTO Kunal Anand sold 392 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $404.63, for a total value of $158,614.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 12,586 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,092,673.18. The trade was a 3.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider John Anthony Maddison sold 1,000 shares of the company'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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,353 shares in the company, valued at approximately $549,115.05. This trade represents a 42.50% decrease in their position. 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 ninety days, insiders sold 15,699 shares of company stock valued at $6,316,411. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research downgraded F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of F5 from $380.00 to $415.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $461.00 price target (up from $423.00) on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, F5 currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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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