F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research issued their FY2029 EPS estimates for F5 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team forecasts that the network technology company will post earnings per share of $17.88 for the year. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for F5’s current full-year earnings is $14.19 per share.
F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.26 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $917.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $884.03 million. F5 had a net margin of 21.14% and a return on equity of 21.00%. The company’s revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.39 earnings per share.
A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays restated a “mixed” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Wolfe Research cut shares of F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of F5 from $415.00 to $448.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $500.00 target price on shares of F5 in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, F5 presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $443.00.
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F5 Stock Performance
Shares of FFIV opened at $317.31 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $418.34 and its 200-day moving average is $364.59. F5 has a 12 month low of $223.76 and a 12 month high of $483.30. The firm has a market cap of $17.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of F5 during the second quarter worth approximately $70,355,000. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,611,637,000. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the second quarter worth $14,596,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of F5 by 14.6% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 22,144 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $9,211,000 after acquiring an additional 2,814 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi grew its stake in shares of F5 by 96.0% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 555,809 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $231,194,000 after acquiring an additional 272,273 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at F5
In related news, EVP Angelique Okeke sold 1,007 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $324.06, for a total value of $326,328.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,862 shares in the company, valued at approximately $927,459.72. This trade represents a 26.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thomas Fountain sold 9,387 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $329.74, for a total transaction of $3,095,269.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at $2,657,704.40. This trade represents a 53.80% 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 30,261 shares of company stock worth $10,263,863 in the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
F5 declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Tuesday, October 27th that authorizes the company to buy back $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the network technology company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
About F5
F5, Inc. provides application delivery and security solutions that help organizations manage, protect and optimize applications across data centers, public clouds and edge environments. Its offerings serve businesses, government agencies and service providers around the world. The company’s products and services include BIG-IP application delivery and security software, NGINX technologies for application development and delivery, and F5 Distributed Cloud Services. These offerings support functions such as traffic management, web and API protection, application security and multicloud connectivity.
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