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Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. Makes New Investment in F5, Inc. $FFIV

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Key Points

  • Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. acquired a new stake in F5, Inc. during the 2nd quarter, purchasing 2,151 shares valued at around $633,000.
  • Several institutional investors, including Royal Bank of Canada and State of Wyoming, significantly increased their holdings in F5, with hedge funds owning 90.66% of the company's stock.
  • F5 reported quarterly earnings of $4.16 EPS, exceeding analysts' expectations, and set its FY 2025 guidance between 15.240-15.380 EPS.
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Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. purchased a new stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,151 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $633,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Czech National Bank boosted its holdings in F5 by 6.0% in the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 14,038 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $4,132,000 after purchasing an additional 797 shares in the last quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 145.9% in the second quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 60,207 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $17,720,000 after acquiring an additional 35,720 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 3.6% in the second quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 5,955 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $1,752,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. Gallacher Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the second quarter valued at approximately $261,000. Finally, Peak Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,668,000. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

F5 Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of FFIV stock traded down $3.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $328.69. The stock had a trading volume of 1,276,679 shares, compared to its average volume of 380,036. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $213.24 and a 12-month high of $337.39. The company has a market cap of $18.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $313.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $289.31.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.49 by $0.67. The business had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $750.64 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 22.06%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. Research analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 23,591 shares of the company's stock, 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.14, for a total value of $400,582.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,153 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,942,545.42. The trade was a 1.17% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 11,945 shares of company stock worth $3,762,365 in the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FFIV has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays increased their price objective on F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on F5 from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler upped their price target on F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research began coverage on F5 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $309.89.

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F5 Profile

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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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