Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Has $23.72 Million Stock Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH cut its stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 11.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 94,048 shares of the network technology company's stock after selling 12,369 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.16% of F5 worth $23,718,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in F5 by 166.5% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 62,906 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $16,750,000 after acquiring an additional 39,305 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in F5 by 1,281.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in F5 by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 298,297 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $79,428,000 after acquiring an additional 82,835 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in F5 in the 1st quarter valued at $257,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in F5 by 288.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,755 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.53, for a total value of $1,064,655.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 150,323 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,621,080.19. This represents a 2.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 3,343 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.87, for a total value of $875,431.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,110,672.20. The trade was a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 16,851 shares of company stock worth $4,667,485 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.48% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FFIV has been the subject of several analyst reports. Zacks Research raised F5 from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $325.00 price objective (up from $295.00) on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on F5 from $345.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on F5 from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, F5 presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $311.00.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV opened at $303.16 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $223.76 and a 52 week high of $346.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.08, a PEG ratio of 8.36 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $290.16 and a 200-day moving average of $274.91.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. F5 had a return on equity of 22.08% and a net margin of 22.45%.The company had revenue of $822.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $755.97 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.84 EPS. F5's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 12.32 EPS for the current year.

F5 Company 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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