Intech Investment Management LLC Purchases 5,382 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in F5, Inc. by 7.8%, acquiring an additional 5,382 shares, bringing its total ownership to 74,641 shares valued at approximately $19.88 million.
• A host of hedge funds have recently made significant changes to their holdings in F5, with institutional investors now owning 90.66% of the company's stock.
• F5 reported impressive earnings, with a net margin of 22.06% and an EPS of $4.16, exceeding analyst estimates by $0.67, along with setting its FY 2025 guidance for EPS between 15.240 and 15.380.

Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 7.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 74,641 shares of the network technology company's stock after buying an additional 5,382 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.13% of F5 worth $19,875,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of F5 by 134.1% during 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 lifted its stake in shares of F5 by 275.0% during 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. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Groupe la Francaise purchased a new position in shares of F5 during the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of F5 during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV traded down $12.92 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $321.67. 439,874 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 380,601. The company's 50-day moving average is $310.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $287.96. The company has a market capitalization of $18.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.34, a PEG ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 1.08. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $206.10 and a 1 year high of $337.39.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on FFIV shares. Piper Sandler lifted their target price 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. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of F5 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, F5 presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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 shares were sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total transaction of $417,206.31. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,699 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,411,101.27. This represents a 6.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the company's 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 23,591 shares in the company, valued at $7,601,963.84. This represents a 18.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 11,945 shares of company stock valued at $3,762,365 over the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

F5 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.