Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt raised its stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV – Free Report) by 34.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,287 shares of the network technology company’s stock after buying an additional 9,800 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt’s holdings in F5 were worth $11,077,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in F5 by 166.5% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 62,906 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $16,750,000 after purchasing an additional 39,305 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of F5 by 1,281.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of F5 by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 298,297 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $79,428,000 after purchasing an additional 82,835 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 1st quarter valued at $257,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 288.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 6,200 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.19, for a total value of $2,171,178.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 20,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,295,158.08. This trade represents a 22.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Kunal Anand sold 3,123 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.33, for a total transaction of $1,006,636.59. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 12,194 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,930,492.02. The trade was a 20.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 22,579 shares of company stock worth $7,836,860 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.
F5 Stock Performance
F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $811.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $783.82 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 21.96%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.42 earnings per share. 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 analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 12.78 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages recently weighed in on FFIV. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of F5 from $292.00 to $386.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of F5 from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on F5 from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Zacks Research raised F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $382.67.
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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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