F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Posts Earnings Results

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.63 by $0.82, FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $822.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $755.97 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV stock traded up $2.98 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $270.43. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,099,869 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,062,413. The stock has a market cap of $15.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.90, a PEG ratio of 8.13 and a beta of 0.98. F5 has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $346.00. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $255.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $287.03.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on FFIV. Zacks Research raised F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of F5 from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $315.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $299.78.

More F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat — F5 reported EPS $4.45 (vs. $3.63 est.) and revenue $822.47M (vs. $755.97M), with a 22.4% net margin and 21.8% ROE; those results and profitability metrics are the main bullish catalyst. View Press Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical / volume context — trading volume is elevated versus average and the stock sits above its 50‑day moving average but below the 200‑day, which can amplify moves driven by earnings but also limits near-term upside until longer-term trend resistance is tested.
• Negative Sentiment: Securities class actions and investigations — multiple law firms (Hagens Berman, Pomerantz, Rosen, Bernstein Liebhard, Robbins Geller, et al.) have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs in suits tied to a disclosed “material cybersecurity incident” and its admitted adverse impact on 2026 revenue expectations; this raises potential legal costs, settlements and reputational risk that could offset the earnings beat. Hagens Berman Investigation Notice
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple deadline reminders from plaintiff firms — a flurry of deadline/lead-plaintiff notices (Pomerantz, Howard G. Smith, Frank R. Cruz, Rosen, etc.) keeps litigation headlines in the news and may prolong investor uncertainty. Pomerantz Investor Alert

Insider Activity at F5

In related news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,309 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.11, for a total value of $310,376.99. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,041,517.10. This trade represents a 13.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.73, for a total transaction of $291,630.30. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,403 shares in the company, valued at $2,995,910.19. This represents a 8.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 33,815 shares of company stock valued at $8,444,286 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of F5

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in F5 by 166.5% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 62,906 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $16,750,000 after acquiring an additional 39,305 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of F5 by 1,281.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of F5 by 38.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 298,297 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $79,428,000 after purchasing an additional 82,835 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new position in shares of F5 in the first quarter worth approximately $257,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in F5 by 288.1% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.66% 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.