Neuberger Berman Group LLC Has $3.05 Million Stock Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• Neuberger Berman Group LLC increased its holdings in F5, Inc. by 41.6% during the first quarter, now owning 11,446 shares valued at approximately $3.05 million.
• F5 reported $4.16 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates by $0.67 and marking a 12.2% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• Insider transactions revealed that executives sold a combined total of 13,816 shares valued at over $4.2 million in the past 90 days, indicating a decrease in their ownership stakes.

Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 41.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,446 shares of the network technology company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,365 shares during the quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC's holdings in F5 were worth $3,048,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in F5 by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 954 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $240,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC grew its stake in shares of F5 by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 685 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of F5 by 11.9% in the 1st quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 451 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $120,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of F5 by 134.1% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in F5 by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 2,098 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $528,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of F5 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on F5 from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, F5 presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $309.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other news, Director Elizabeth Buse sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $293.53, for a total value of $440,295.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,013 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,471,465.89. This trade represents a 23.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total transaction of $417,206.31. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,699 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,411,101.27. The trade was a 6.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 13,816 shares of company stock worth $4,227,002 in the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

F5 Trading Down 1.2%

NASDAQ FFIV traded down $3.79 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $311.69. 68,133 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 543,218. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $195.06 and a fifty-two week high of $334.00. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $301.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $286.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.91 billion, a PE ratio of 27.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.65 and a beta of 1.03.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 analysts' expectations of $750.64 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.36 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue 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. Equities analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.