Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co Takes Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased 10,000 shares of F5, Inc., valued at approximately $2.66 million, during the first quarter.
• Multiple hedge funds significantly increased their stakes in F5, with GAMMA Investing LLC raising its position by 34,698.9% to own over 746,000 shares worth nearly $199 million.
• F5 reported earnings per share (EPS) of $4.16 for the last quarter, exceeding estimates of $3.49, and its revenue was up 12.2% year-over-year at $780.37 million.

Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co bought a new position in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 10,000 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $2,663,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in F5 by 34,698.9% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in F5 by 6.2% in the 1st 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 acquiring an additional 312,415 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in F5 by 110.4% during the 1st quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 560,493 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $149,242,000 after acquiring an additional 294,050 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in F5 by 659.3% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 316,992 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $84,405,000 after purchasing an additional 275,244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in F5 by 37.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 828,900 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $216,757,000 after purchasing an additional 226,231 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of F5 stock opened at $326.69 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $18.77 billion, a PE ratio of 28.78, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $309.85 and a 200 day moving average of $287.47. F5, Inc. has a 12 month low of $197.34 and a 12 month high of $334.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.67. The business had revenue of $780.37 million for 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 company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other news, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of the company's 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $322.24, for a total transaction of $1,706,905.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,591 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,601,963.84. The trade was a 18.34% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 11,945 shares of company stock worth $3,762,365 over the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FFIV has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. 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 report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley raised 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. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on F5 from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a 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 issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $309.89.

About F5

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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