New York Life Investment Management LLC Has $4.09 Million Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

New York Life Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 13,882 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 142 shares during the quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC’s holdings in F5 were worth $4,086,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of F5 by 275.0% in the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in F5 by 134.1% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in F5 by 275.0% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 105 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise bought a new position in F5 during the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new position in F5 during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on FFIV. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of F5 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of F5 from $352.00 to $336.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $295.56.

F5 Price Performance

NASDAQ FFIV opened at $256.69 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $227.04 and a 12-month high of $346.00. The company has a market capitalization of $14.75 billion, a PE ratio of 21.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.06. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $316.52 and its 200-day moving average is $299.55.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. The business had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.67 earnings per share. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at F5

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total value of $417,206.31. Following 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 23,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,601,963.84. This trade represents a 18.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 10,645 shares of company stock valued at $3,395,960 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

About F5

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.