CW Advisors LLC Acquires 801 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• CW Advisors LLC increased its investment in F5, Inc. by 74.7% during the first quarter, acquiring an additional 801 shares, bringing their total holdings to 1,874 shares valued at $499,000.
• Analysts have raised their price targets for F5 shares, with Barclays stating a new target of $321.00 and Needham & Company setting it at $345.00, reflecting positive sentiment about the company's performance.
• Insider trading activity was noted with EVP Chad Michael Whalen selling 5,297 shares and CEO Francois Locoh-Donou selling 1,300 shares, leading to reduced ownership stakes for both executives.

CW Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 74.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,874 shares of the network technology company's stock after buying an additional 801 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC's holdings in F5 were worth $499,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in F5 by 13.7% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 159,106 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $42,366,000 after buying an additional 19,174 shares during the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. purchased a new stake in F5 during the first quarter valued at approximately $906,000. Credit Agricole S A increased its holdings in F5 by 4.4% during the first quarter. Credit Agricole S A now owns 27,819 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $7,407,000 after buying an additional 1,168 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S increased its holdings in F5 by 28.9% during the first quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 6,994 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $1,862,000 after buying an additional 1,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in F5 by 19.3% during the first quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,576 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $2,284,000 after buying an additional 1,385 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other F5 news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $322.24, for a total transaction of $1,706,905.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,591 shares in the company, valued at $7,601,963.84. This trade represents a 18.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Elizabeth Buse sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $293.53, for a total transaction of $440,295.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,013 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,471,465.89. This trade represents a 23.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 10,744 shares of company stock worth $3,347,605 over the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

F5 Trading Down 1.7%

FFIV traded down $5.26 during trading on Monday, hitting $313.14. 593,461 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 462,904. The company has a market cap of $17.99 billion, a PE ratio of 27.59, a P/E/G ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.08. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $306.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $286.64. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $197.34 and a 1 year high of $334.00.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.67. The company had revenue of $780.37 million during 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%. F5's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.36 earnings per share. F5 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.240-15.380 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.870-3.990 EPS. Equities analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FFIV. Wall Street Zen cut shares of F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of F5 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $309.89.

F5 Company 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.