F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV – Get Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $385.00 and last traded at $379.74, with a volume of 827242 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $362.58.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
FFIV has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of F5 from $355.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of F5 from $283.00 to $292.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of F5 from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $338.11.
F5 Stock Up 4.7%
F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 21.96% and a return on equity of 21.50%. The business had revenue of $811.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $783.82 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.42 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.910-4.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.250-16.550 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 12.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other F5 news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,783 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.39, for a total value of $1,276,346.37. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 146,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,592,618.71. This trade represents a 2.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,770 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $275.25, for a total transaction of $487,192.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,840 shares in the company, valued at $1,882,710. The trade was a 20.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 29,328 shares of company stock valued at $9,319,571. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. bought a new position in F5 in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of F5 by 109.8% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its position in shares of F5 by 963.6% during the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 117 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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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