IFM Investors Pty Ltd Has $3.87 Million Stock Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its stake in F5, Inc. by 13.4%, acquiring an additional 1,556 shares, bringing its total holdings to 13,162 shares worth approximately $3.87 million.
• F5 reported quarterly earnings with EPS of $4.16, surpassing analysts' estimates and showing a 12.2% revenue growth year-over-year with total revenue of $780.37 million.
• Analyst ratings for F5 show a mix, with three analysts rating the stock as a Buy and others issuing Hold or Sell ratings, resulting in an overall consensus rating of "Hold".

IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 13.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,162 shares of the network technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,556 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd's holdings in F5 were worth $3,874,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of FFIV. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in F5 by 6.2% during the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 5,387,700 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $1,434,583,000 after buying an additional 312,415 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of F5 by 15.5% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,054,701 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $280,835,000 after buying an additional 141,680 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of F5 by 24.0% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 828,966 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $220,693,000 after acquiring an additional 160,708 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in F5 by 37.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 828,900 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $216,757,000 after acquiring an additional 226,231 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in F5 by 34,698.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 746,089 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $198,661,000 after buying an additional 743,945 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV traded up $1.50 during trading on Monday, reaching $330.19. 460,369 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 428,241. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.08. F5, Inc. has a 12 month low of $213.24 and a 12 month high of $337.39. The company has a 50 day moving average of $314.42 and a 200-day moving average of $289.79.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.49 by $0.67. The company had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.64 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.06% and a return on equity of 21.77%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.36 EPS. F5 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.240-15.380 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.870-3.990 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley upped 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays raised their target price on F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a "neutral" 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, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $309.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total transaction of $417,206.31. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 20,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,411,101.27. This represents a 6.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were 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 worth $3,762,365 in the last ninety days. 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.