J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG reduced its holdings in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV – Free Report) by 55.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,182 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 4,018 shares during the quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in F5 were worth $920,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. bought a new stake in F5 during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of F5 by 109.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of F5 in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted 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 acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC lifted its position in shares of F5 by 113.8% during the 1st quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 124 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,328 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.58, for a total value of $439,010.24. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,664,474.80. This represents a 14.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Edward Cooper Werner sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $162,400. This trade represents a 86.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 22,579 shares of company stock worth $7,836,860 over the last ninety days. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
F5 Trading Up 2.4%
F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.43. F5 had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 21.96%.The firm had revenue of $811.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $783.82 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.42 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 12.78 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on F5 from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Bank of America boosted their target price on F5 from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Barclays upped their target price on F5 from $292.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on F5 from $356.00 to $423.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $382.67.
F5 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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