Callan Family Office LLC Takes $285,000 Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 969 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $285,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in F5 by 134.1% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in F5 by 275.0% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 105 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise purchased a new position in F5 during the first quarter worth about $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in F5 by 288.1% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $320.61, for a total value of $416,793.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 107,553 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,482,567.33. The trade was a 1.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of F5 stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total transaction of $417,206.31. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 20,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,411,101.27. This trade represents a 6.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 11,945 shares of company stock valued at $3,796,542. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

F5 Trading Down 10.7%

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $295.35 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $16.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.02, a PEG ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.06. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.24 and a 52 week high of $346.00. The company's 50-day moving average price is $322.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $297.03.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on FFIV. Zacks Research downgraded shares of F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of F5 from $312.00 to $352.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $314.33.

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.

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