Zacks Research Estimates F5’s FY2027 Earnings (NASDAQ:FFIV)

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) – Zacks Research lowered their FY2027 EPS estimates for F5 in a report issued on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the network technology company will post earnings of $12.43 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $12.79. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for F5’s current full-year earnings is $11.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for F5’s FY2028 earnings at $13.16 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on F5 from $352.00 to $336.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on F5 from $355.00 to $277.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $295.56.

F5 Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ FFIV traded up $0.62 on Wednesday, hitting $239.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 45,963 shares, compared to its average volume of 598,624. The firm has a market cap of $13.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.25, a PEG ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08. F5 has a 52-week low of $227.04 and a 52-week high of $346.00. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $305.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $299.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.67 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total value of $2,077,670.04. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,493 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,618,301.54. This represents a 27.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.98, for a total transaction of $328,874.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 151,623 shares in the company, valued at approximately $38,357,586.54. The trade was a 0.85% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 24,117 shares of company stock valued at $6,297,504 over the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its position 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 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 first quarter valued at about $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the 1st quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors own 90.66% 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.