F5, Inc. $FFIV Shares Acquired by Russell Investments Group Ltd.

Key Points

• Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in F5, Inc. by 41.4% during Q1, now owning approximately 156,130 shares valued at about $41.42 million.
• Insider trading revealed that Director Michael L. Dreyer sold 1,800 shares, resulting in a 29.15% decrease in his position, while company insiders have sold a total of 13,816 shares worth $4.23 million over the past ninety days.
• F5's latest earnings report showed an EPS of $4.16, exceeding estimates and marking a 12.2% revenue increase compared to the same quarter last year, with analysts predicting an EPS of 11.2 for the current year.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 41.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 156,130 shares of the network technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 45,737 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned 0.27% of F5 worth $41,424,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of F5 by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,259,848 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $316,814,000 after purchasing an additional 37,354 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of F5 by 38.0% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 913,021 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $229,597,000 after purchasing an additional 251,534 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of F5 by 34,698.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 746,089 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $198,661,000 after purchasing an additional 743,945 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in F5 by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 650,992 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $163,705,000 after buying an additional 116,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in F5 by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 650,547 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $163,599,000 after acquiring an additional 39,067 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $316.63. 67,805 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 544,661. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $195.06 and a 52-week high of $334.00. The company has a market cap of $18.19 billion, a PE ratio of 27.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $301.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $285.99.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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. F5 had a net margin of 22.06% and a return on equity of 21.77%. The company had revenue of $780.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $750.64 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.36 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.240-15.380 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.870-3.990 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FFIV has been the subject of several recent research reports. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on F5 from $305.00 to $312.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen cut F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Barclays boosted their target price on F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research 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 given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $309.89.

Insider Activity at F5

In other news, Director Elizabeth Buse sold 1,500 shares of F5 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 5,013 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,471,465.89. The trade was a 23.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.24, for a total value of $1,706,905.28. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,591 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,601,963.84. This represents a 18.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 13,816 shares of company stock worth $4,227,002 in the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.