BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. Sells 80,444 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. has reduced its stake in F5, Inc. by 25.6%, resulting in ownership of 234,311 shares worth approximately $62 million.
• Recent insider sales included EVP Chad Michael Whalen, who sold 5,297 shares for over $1.7 million, leading to an 18.34% decrease in his holdings.
• F5 reported a quarterly earnings increase with $4.16 EPS, exceeding estimates, and a revenue rise of 12.2% from the previous year, highlighting positive financial trends.

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. lessened its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 25.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 234,311 shares of the network technology company's stock after selling 80,444 shares during the quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. owned approximately 0.41% of F5 worth $62,389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in F5 by 134.1% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in F5 by 275.0% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 105 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the 4th quarter valued at about $60,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in F5 by 31.4% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 293 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of F5 stock traded up $3.00 during trading on Friday, hitting $317.23. 312,590 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 542,464. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $302.90 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $286.53. F5, Inc. has a twelve month low of $197.09 and a twelve month high of $334.00. The stock has a market cap of $18.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.95, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.03.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.67. F5 had a return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 22.06%.The firm had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.64 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.36 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.240-15.380 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.870-3.990 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FFIV has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research began coverage on F5 in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $309.89.

Insider Transactions at F5

In related news, Director Michael L. Dreyer sold 1,800 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $285.96, for a total value of $514,728.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,251,360.96. The trade was a 29.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.14, for a total value of $400,582.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 110,153 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,942,545.42. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 12,544 shares of company stock worth $3,862,333. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

F5 Profile

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.