Quantitative Investment Management LLC Makes New $622,000 Investment in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• Quantitative Investment Management LLC has invested approximately **$622,000** in F5, Inc., acquiring 2,337 shares according to its recent SEC filing.
• F5, Inc. reported quarterly earnings of **$4.16 per share**, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue of **$780.37 million**, marking a **12.2%** year-over-year increase.
• Wall Street analysts have issued a consensus rating of **"Hold"** for F5, with price targets ranging from **$305.00** to **$345.00** from various brokerages.

Quantitative Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 2,337 shares of the network technology company's stock, valued at approximately $622,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in FFIV. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in F5 by 34,698.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 746,089 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $198,661,000 after purchasing an additional 743,945 shares during the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 5,387,700 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $1,434,583,000 after buying an additional 312,415 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its stake in F5 by 110.4% in the 1st quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 560,493 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $149,242,000 after buying an additional 294,050 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in F5 by 659.3% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 316,992 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $84,405,000 after buying an additional 275,244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in F5 by 38.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 913,021 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $229,597,000 after buying an additional 251,534 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV traded down $5.26 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $313.14. The stock had a trading volume of 593,461 shares, compared to its average volume of 539,385. The business's fifty day moving average is $305.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $286.94. The company has a market cap of $17.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.59, a PEG ratio of 3.67 and a beta of 1.03. F5, Inc. has a twelve month low of $197.34 and a twelve month high of $334.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.49 by $0.67. The business had revenue of $780.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.64 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 22.06%.F5's revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.36 earnings per share. 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 forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at F5

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total value of $417,206.31. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Elizabeth Buse sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $293.53, for a total value of $440,295.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,013 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,471,465.89. This represents a 23.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 10,744 shares of company stock valued at $3,347,605. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on FFIV. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of F5 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Piper Sandler raised their target price 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. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of F5 from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, F5 has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target 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.