Nykredit A S Takes Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S acquired 31,703 shares of F5 in the second quarter, valued at approximately $13.2 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 90.66% of the company.
• F5 reported quarterly earnings of $4.73 per share, beating estimates of $4.00, while revenue rose 10.9% year over year to $865.1 million. The stock opened at $432.03, near its 52-week high of $439.83.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $416.62. Meanwhile, F5 insiders have sold 16,829 shares worth about $6.8 million over the past 90 days.

Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 31,703 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $13,187,000. Nykredit A S owned approximately 0.06% of F5 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. acquired a new position in shares of F5 during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in F5 by 109.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its position in shares of F5 by 963.6% during the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 117 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC increased its position in F5 by 113.8% during the first quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 124 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Finally, Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in F5 during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

F5 Price Performance

NASDAQ FFIV opened at $432.03 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $24.46 billion, a PE ratio of 34.40, a P/E/G ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $403.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $366.39. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $223.76 and a fifty-two week high of $439.83.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.00 by $0.73. The business had revenue of $865.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $834.60 million. F5 had a net margin of 21.95% and a return on equity of 21.54%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.16 earnings per share. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 13.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at F5

In other F5 news, EVP Thomas Fountain sold 1,208 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $414.63, for a total transaction of $500,873.04. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at $3,341,917.80. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,782 shares of F5 stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $412.44, for a total value of $1,559,848.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 146,989 shares in the company, valued at $60,624,143.16. This represents a 2.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,829 shares of company stock valued at $6,815,302. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research lowered F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of F5 from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $461.00 target price (up from $423.00) on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of F5 from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, F5 currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $416.62.

F5 Company Profile

F5, Inc is a technology company that provides application delivery, security and traffic-management solutions for enterprises, service providers and government organizations. Its offerings are designed to help customers ensure the availability, performance and security of applications across on-premises data centers, public clouds and edge environments.

The company's portfolio includes BIG-IP software and appliances, NGINX application delivery and web server technologies, and F5 Distributed Cloud Services.

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