Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt Has $9.17 Million Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its stake in F5, Inc. by 27.4%, acquiring an additional 6,700 shares, bringing its total ownership to approximately $9.17 million.
• Multiple institutional investors significantly boosted their positions in F5, with GAMMA Investing LLC rising by over 34,698.9% to hold 746,089 shares, valued at roughly $198.66 million.
• F5, Inc. reported better-than-expected earnings of $4.16 EPS on revenue of $780.37 million, exceeding analyst expectations and indicating a 12.2% year-over-year revenue growth.

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 27.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 31,187 shares of the network technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 6,700 shares during the quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt owned 0.05% of F5 worth $9,174,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in FFIV. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of F5 by 134.1% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its position in F5 by 275.0% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 105 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Groupe la Francaise purchased a new position in F5 during the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, 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 value of $1,706,905.28. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 23,591 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,601,963.84. This represents a 18.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the 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 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 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 quarter. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV stock traded up $1.50 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $330.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 416,664 shares, compared to its average volume of 532,095. F5, Inc. has a 1-year low of $213.24 and a 1-year high of $337.39. The company has a market cap of $18.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.09, a PEG ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.08. The firm's 50-day moving average is $313.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $289.40.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of F5 from $305.00 to $312.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of F5 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.