Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Boosts Stake in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in F5, Inc. by 40.8%, owning over 789,000 shares worth approximately $232 million as of their latest SEC filing.
• F5, Inc. reported Q2 earnings of $4.16 EPS, exceeding estimates of $3.49, alongside a revenue increase of 12.2% year-over-year, totaling $780.37 million.
• Insider sales occurred recently, with CEO Francois Locoh-Donou selling 1,300 shares, reducing his ownership by 1.17%, as company insiders now hold only 0.52% of the stock.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 40.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 789,283 shares of the network technology company's stock after buying an additional 228,790 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 1.37% of F5 worth $232,302,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 134.1% in 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 buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted 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 worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise purchased a new stake in F5 during the first quarter worth $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in F5 during the first quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in F5 by 288.1% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

F5 Trading Up 1.3%

F5 stock opened at $327.29 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.84, a PEG ratio of 3.73 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $318.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $292.36. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $213.24 and a 52 week high of $337.39.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.67. The firm 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%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.14, for a total value of $400,582.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,153 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,942,545.42. This represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total value of $417,206.31. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 20,699 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,411,101.27. This represents a 6.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 10,645 shares of company stock valued at $3,379,749. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FFIV has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on F5 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on F5 from $320.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on F5 from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted 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. 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 MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.

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