Versor Investments LP Cuts Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Key Points

• Versor Investments LP reduced its stake in F5, Inc. by 62.1%, selling 4,089 shares, and now holds 2,500 shares worth approximately $666,000.
• F5 reported an EPS of $4.16 for the last quarter, surpassing estimates by $0.67, with a revenue increase of 12.2% year-over-year, totaling $780.37 million.
• Institutional investors own 90.66% of F5's stock, with analysts giving it an average rating of "Hold" and a price target of $309.89.

Versor Investments LP cut its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) by 62.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,500 shares of the network technology company's stock after selling 4,089 shares during the quarter. Versor Investments LP's holdings in F5 were worth $666,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in FFIV. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in F5 by 134.1% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of F5 by 275.0% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 105 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the period. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 4th quarter worth approximately $60,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in F5 by 31.4% in the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 293 shares of the network technology company's stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV traded up $3.00 on Friday, hitting $317.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 312,590 shares, compared to its average volume of 564,589. The company has a market capitalization of $18.22 billion, a PE ratio of 27.95, a PEG ratio of 3.66 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $303.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $286.54. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $197.09 and a 1 year high of $334.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.67. F5 had a net margin of 22.06% and a return on equity of 21.77%. The company had revenue of $780.37 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $750.64 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.36 earnings per share. F5's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.240-15.380 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.870-3.990 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on F5 from $305.00 to $312.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of F5 from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective 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. Finally, William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $309.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other F5 news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of F5 stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.24, for a total value of $1,706,905.28. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,591 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,601,963.84. The trade was a 18.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $308.14, for a total transaction of $400,582.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,153 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $33,942,545.42. This represents a 1.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 12,544 shares of company stock worth $3,862,333 in the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

F5 Company 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.