Capital Fund Management S.A. Makes New $9.74 Million Investment in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Capital Fund Management S.A. acquired a new stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 30,148 shares of the network technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,744,000. Capital Fund Management S.A. owned about 0.05% of F5 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in FFIV. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of F5 during the third quarter valued at $37,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in F5 by 288.1% in the first 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 acquired a new stake in F5 in the second quarter worth about $45,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in F5 during the 3rd quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its holdings in F5 by 2,128.6% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 156 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at F5

In other F5 news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 688 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $277.05, for a total value of $190,610.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 26,329 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,294,449.45. This trade represents a 2.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Edward Cooper Werner sold 969 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $282.20, for a total transaction of $273,451.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 5,305 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,497,071. This represents a 15.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 23,501 shares of company stock valued at $6,415,370. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FFIV has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of F5 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $295.00 to $345.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, F5 has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $309.89.

F5 Trading Down 2.4%

F5 stock opened at $282.69 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.38, a PEG ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 1.01. The business has a 50-day moving average of $274.45 and a 200-day moving average of $280.35. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $223.76 and a 1 year high of $346.00.

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

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.