F5, Inc. $FFIV Stock Holdings Decreased by APG Asset Management N.V.

Key Points

• APG Asset Management N.V. has reduced its stake in F5, Inc. by 9.3%, now holding 105,681 shares valued at approximately $26 million.
• F5's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $4.16, exceeding analysts' expectations of $3.49, with a reported revenue of $780.37 million.
• F5, Inc. has received various ratings from analysts, with a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $309.89.

APG Asset Management N.V. reduced its position in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 9.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 105,681 shares of the network technology company's stock after selling 10,900 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V. owned about 0.18% of F5 worth $26,050,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of F5 by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 954 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $240,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 685 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 11.9% during the first quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 451 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $120,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 6.3% during the first quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 845 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 0.4% during the first quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 11,210 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $2,985,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

F5 Stock Up 1.0%

FFIV stock opened at $317.23 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.95, a P/E/G ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.03. F5, Inc. has a 12 month low of $197.09 and a 12 month high of $334.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $303.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $286.54.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other F5 news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total value of $417,206.31. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,699 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,411,101.27. The trade was a 6.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.24, for a total transaction of $1,706,905.28. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 23,591 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,601,963.84. The trade was a 18.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 12,544 shares of company stock valued at $3,862,333. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FFIV has been the subject of several research reports. Piper Sandler raised 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. William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of F5 in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of F5 from $305.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, F5 has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $309.89.

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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