PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab Grows Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• PensionDanmark increased its F5 stake by 423.3% in the second quarter, adding 7,027 shares for a total of 8,687 shares valued at $3.61 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own 90.66% of F5.
• F5 reported a strong quarter, with earnings of $4.73 per share versus the $4.00 consensus estimate and revenue of $865.08 million, up 10.9% year over year. The company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $17.21 to $17.33.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed but generally constructive: several firms raised price targets or upgraded the stock, while the overall consensus rating is “Hold” with a $416.62 target price. F5 shares opened at $400.23, near their 52-week high of $435.00.

PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab increased its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 423.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,687 shares of the network technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,027 shares during the quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab's holdings in F5 were worth $3,613,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. purchased a new position in F5 during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of F5 by 109.8% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of F5 by 963.6% in the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 117 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC lifted its holdings in shares of F5 by 113.8% in the 1st quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 124 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,782 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 146,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $60,624,143.16. This trade represents a 2.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Kunal Anand sold 392 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $404.63, for a total value of $158,614.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 12,586 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,092,673.18. This trade represents a 3.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 15,699 shares of company stock valued at $6,316,411. Insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $461.00 target price (up from $423.00) on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on F5 from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Evercore raised F5 from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $475.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $416.62.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV stock opened at $400.23 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $403.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $339.26. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $223.76 and a fifty-two week high of $435.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.00 by $0.73. F5 had a net margin of 21.95% and a return on equity of 21.54%. The company had revenue of $865.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $834.60 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.16 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 13.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

F5 Profile

F5 Inc NASDAQ: FFIV specializes in application services and delivery networking, helping organizations ensure the availability, performance and security of their applications. The company's core offerings include advanced load balancing, traffic management and application security solutions designed to optimize user experiences and protect against threats such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and web application exploits.

At the heart of F5's product portfolio is the BIG-IP platform, which provides a suite of software modules for local and global traffic management, secure web application firewalling and DNS service delivery.

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