Intech Investment Management LLC Grows Holdings in 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 stake in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 7.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 74,641 shares of the network technology company's stock after acquiring 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 reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. increased its position in shares of F5 by 2.5% during the first quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 1,805 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $481,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 11.9% during the first quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 451 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $120,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 6.3% during the first quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 845 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $225,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 0.4% during the first quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 11,210 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $2,985,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 4.6% during the first quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 1,298 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $346,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

F5 Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV traded up $2.35 on Monday, hitting $324.02. 126,110 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 530,969. F5, Inc. has a 1-year low of $210.72 and a 1-year high of $337.39. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $310.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $287.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 1.08.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $750.64 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.36 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter 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, equities analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.14, for a total transaction of $400,582.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 110,153 shares of the company's stock, valued at $33,942,545.42. This trade represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 11,945 shares of company stock worth $3,762,365. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on FFIV. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $305.00 to $312.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler increased 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. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $309.89.

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.