Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ Has $27.25 Million Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ boosted its holdings in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 24.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 92,576 shares of the network technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,257 shares during the quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ owned 0.16% of F5 worth $27,247,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in F5 by 6.2% during the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 5,387,700 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,434,583,000 after purchasing an additional 312,415 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in F5 by 3.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,741,117 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $511,016,000 after acquiring an additional 64,420 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in F5 by 15.5% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,054,701 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $280,835,000 after acquiring an additional 141,680 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of F5 by 24.0% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 828,966 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $220,693,000 after acquiring an additional 160,708 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 37.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 828,900 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $216,757,000 after purchasing an additional 226,231 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of FFIV stock opened at $239.41 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $13.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.27, a PEG ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08. F5, Inc. has a 12 month low of $223.76 and a 12 month high of $346.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $282.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $295.72.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The company had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $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. Research analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other news, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 1,062 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.97, for a total value of $262,282.14. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.98, for a total value of $328,874.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 151,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,357,586.54. This trade represents a 0.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 26,337 shares of company stock worth $6,810,713 over the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on FFIV. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of F5 from $352.00 to $336.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Bank of America decreased their target price on F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI restated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, F5 presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $295.56.

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.