TD Asset Management Inc Buys 11,563 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

TD Asset Management Inc boosted its position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 52.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,620 shares of the network technology company’s stock after buying an additional 11,563 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in F5 were worth $10,866,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in F5 during the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings 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 worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of F5 during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its position in F5 by 2,128.6% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 156 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of F5 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $309.89.

F5 Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $278.00 on Tuesday. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $223.76 and a 12-month high of $346.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $270.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $281.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.71 billion, a PE ratio of 22.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.69 and a beta of 1.01.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. The firm had revenue of $822.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.97 million. F5 had a return on equity of 22.08% and a net margin of 22.45%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.84 EPS. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Kunal Anand sold 377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.32, for a total transaction of $104,926.64. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 8,971 shares in the company, valued at $2,496,808.72. The trade was a 4.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Angelique M. Okeke sold 386 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.32, for a total value of $107,431.52. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $521,571.68. This represents a 17.08% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 20,508 shares of company stock valued at $5,473,043 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

About F5

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.