Burney Co. Trims Stake in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Burney Co. lessened its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 19,113 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 651 shares during the quarter. Burney Co.’s holdings in F5 were worth $5,625,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of F5 by 275.0% in the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in F5 by 134.1% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise bought a new position in F5 in the 1st quarter valued at $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in F5 in the first quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ FFIV opened at $253.05 on Monday. F5, Inc. has a one year low of $227.04 and a one year high of $346.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56. The company has a market capitalization of $14.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $315.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $300.02.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

FFIV has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of F5 from $352.00 to $336.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI restated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $295.56.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.57, for a total value of $855,055.57. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the company’s 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 owned 23,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,601,963.84. This trade represents a 18.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 9,298 shares of company stock worth $2,978,754 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.