Insider Selling: F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Sells 1,110 Shares of Stock

by · The Markets Daily

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV – Get Free Report) EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.66, for a total value of $276,012.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 18,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,489,058.98. The trade was a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Thomas Dean Fountain also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Monday, December 1st, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.99, for a total value of $263,058.90.
  • On Monday, November 24th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.91, for a total value of $260,750.10.
  • On Tuesday, November 18th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.44, for a total value of $252,458.40.
  • On Monday, November 3rd, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total transaction of $2,077,670.04.

F5 Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of FFIV traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $258.08. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,287,294 shares, compared to its average volume of 653,896. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $223.76 and a 52 week high of $346.00. The stock has a market cap of $14.99 billion, a PE ratio of 21.85, a P/E/G ratio of 7.91 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $271.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $293.95.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $794.06 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.67 EPS. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on FFIV shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays dropped their price objective on F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company 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. Wall Street Zen cut shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, F5 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $295.56.

Read Our Latest Analysis on F5

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of F5 in the 2nd quarter worth about $207,492,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of F5 by 6.2% during the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 5,387,700 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,434,583,000 after buying an additional 312,415 shares during the period. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec raised its stake in F5 by 169.2% in the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 462,740 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $149,553,000 after buying an additional 290,828 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in F5 by 422.7% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 347,125 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $112,187,000 after buying an additional 280,719 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its position in F5 by 40.8% during the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 789,283 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $232,302,000 after acquiring an additional 228,790 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About F5

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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.

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