Hsbc Holdings PLC trimmed its stake in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV – Free Report) by 0.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 579,679 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 2,176 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 1.03% of F5 worth $167,682,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of F5 by 109.8% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC grew its position in F5 by 113.8% during the 1st quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 124 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity at F5
In other F5 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 transaction of $439,010.24. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,664,474.80. This represents a 14.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 6,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.19, for a total transaction of $2,171,178.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,295,158.08. The trade was a 22.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 22,579 shares of company stock valued at $7,836,860 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.
F5 Stock Up 1.4%
F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $783.82 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.42 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.910-4.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.250-16.550 EPS. Research analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 12.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have issued reports on FFIV. Piper Sandler upped their target price on F5 from $356.00 to $423.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $292.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $382.67.
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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