F5, Inc. $FFIV Stock Position Boosted by Aberdeen Group plc

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in F5, Inc. by 25.2%, owning 25,043 shares worth $7.37 million as of the last quarter.
• FFIV stock currently has a market capitalization of $16.97 billion and experienced a significant one-year price fluctuation with a low of $213.24 and a high of $346.00.
• F5 reported a quarterly earnings per share of $4.16, exceeding estimates of $3.49, and revenue of $780.37 million, reflecting a year-over-year growth of 12.2%.

Aberdeen Group plc boosted its stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 25.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,043 shares of the network technology company's stock after buying an additional 5,033 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc's holdings in F5 were worth $7,371,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of FFIV. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in F5 by 134.1% in 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 buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its position in F5 by 275.0% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 105 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise bought a new position in F5 in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new position in F5 in the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in F5 by 288.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Trading Down 10.7%

FFIV stock opened at $295.35 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a one year low of $213.24 and a one year high of $346.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.97 billion, a PE ratio of 26.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $322.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $297.03.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last posted 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. F5 had a net margin of 22.06% and a return on equity of 21.77%. The company had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.64 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.36 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue 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 anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FFIV has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays upped their price target on shares of F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of F5 in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley upped their price target 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, Zacks Research downgraded shares of F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday. Four research 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.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $314.33.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the 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 of the company's stock, valued at $34,482,567.33. This represents 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 this link. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.57, for a total transaction of $855,055.57. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 11,945 shares of company stock valued at $3,796,542 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

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.

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