Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for F5 Q1 Earnings

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of F5 in a research report issued on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the network technology company will earn $2.78 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.05. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for F5’s current full-year earnings is $11.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for F5’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.55 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.23 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $3.47 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on FFIV. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of F5 from $355.00 to $277.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of F5 from $352.00 to $336.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $295.56.

F5 Stock Down 1.1%

FFIV stock traded down $2.62 during trading on Thursday, reaching $237.55. 205,273 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 599,601. The company has a market capitalization of $13.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $304.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $298.81. F5 has a 12 month low of $227.04 and a 12 month high of $346.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The firm had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.67 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other F5 news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 9,436 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.77, for a total value of $2,356,829.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 25,641 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,404,352.57. This represents a 26.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total value of $2,077,670.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,493 shares in the company, valued at $5,618,301.54. This trade represents a 27.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 24,117 shares of company stock worth $6,297,504 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FFIV. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in F5 by 275.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 134.1% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise acquired a new stake in F5 during the 1st quarter worth $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the first quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of F5 in the third quarter worth about $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 Company Profile

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.