F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Insider Lyra Amber Schramm Sells 199 Shares

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 199 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.37, for a total value of $55,992.63. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 177 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,802.49. This trade represents a 52.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

F5 Stock Performance

NASDAQ FFIV traded down $5.28 on Thursday, hitting $271.21. The stock had a trading volume of 541,178 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,119,237. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $261.92 and a 200-day moving average of $286.29. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $346.00. The company has a market capitalization of $15.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.86 and a beta of 1.00.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on FFIV shares. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $325.00 price target (up previously from $295.00) on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays raised their price objective on F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $309.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in F5 during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Torren Management LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Insider sale: F5 insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 199 shares (about $56k) on Feb. 3, reducing her holdings ~52.9% — a small, isolated sale that can raise short‑term investor attention but is not material to company fundamentals. Lyra Amber Schramm insider sale
• Negative Sentiment: Levi & Korsinsky filed a securities class action alleging F5’s SEC filings contained misleading security disclosures, escalating legal exposure. Levi & Korsinsky: F5, Inc. SEC Filings Allegedly Contained Misleading Security Disclosures
• Negative Sentiment: Hagens Berman is investigating and urging investors to act over an alleged long‑term undetected hack and nation‑state infiltration, calling into question F5’s security claims for BIG‑IP. FFIV INVESTOR ALERT: Hagens Berman Scrutinizing F5 (FFIV)
• Negative Sentiment: Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter announced a securities‑fraud action and is soliciting losses-based lead‑plaintiff applications, increasing class‑action activity and potential damages exposure. F5, Inc. (FFIV) Shareholders Who Lost Money Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: ClaimsFiler and other notice services remind investors of the Feb. 17 lead‑plaintiff deadline for a class action covering Oct. 28, 2024–Oct. 27, 2025, concentrating filings and media attention. F5 Shareholder Alert: ClaimsFiler Reminds Investors
• Negative Sentiment: Additional firms (Bernstein Liebhard, Schall Law Firm, Kahn Swick & Foti, Faruqi & Faruqi, Rosen, etc.) have filed or solicited plaintiffs alleging cybersecurity misrepresentations — broad legal interest that can pressure the stock until claims are resolved or rebutted. Bernstein Liebhard: Securities Fraud Class Action Filed

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.