Ritholtz Wealth Management Cuts Stock Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Ritholtz Wealth Management lessened its position in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 48.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,264 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 2,102 shares during the quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in F5 were worth $655,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FFIV. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in F5 during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of F5 by 64.5% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 153 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

F5 Stock Up 1.3%

NASDAQ FFIV opened at $415.96 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $370.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $310.42. The firm has a market cap of $23.47 billion, a PE ratio of 34.12, a P/E/G ratio of 4.82 and a beta of 1.04. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $223.76 and a 52 week high of $427.54.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 21.96% and a return on equity of 21.50%. The firm had revenue of $811.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $783.82 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.42 earnings per share. F5’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FFIV has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Barclays increased their target price on shares of F5 from $292.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of F5 from $425.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Zacks Research upgraded F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on F5 from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $382.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 6,200 shares of F5 stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.19, for a total transaction of $2,171,178.00. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,328 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.58, for a total value of $439,010.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at $2,664,474.80. This represents a 14.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,579 shares of company stock worth $7,836,860. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.