Vanguard Group Inc. Sells 156,339 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Vanguard Group Inc. decreased its position in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,242,760 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 156,339 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.13% of F5 worth $2,340,788,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the second quarter worth about $883,000. Railway Pension Investments Ltd increased its position in F5 by 27.0% in the 3rd quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd now owns 26,330 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $8,510,000 after acquiring an additional 5,600 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A. raised its stake in shares of F5 by 53.0% during the second quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 5,204 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,532,000 after acquiring an additional 1,802 shares during the last quarter. Genus Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of F5 by 91.9% during the second quarter. Genus Capital Management Inc. now owns 13,760 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $4,050,000 after purchasing an additional 6,590 shares during the period. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC increased its holdings in F5 by 124.1% in the second quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 8,381 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $2,467,000 after purchasing an additional 4,641 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Angelique M. Okeke sold 386 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $278.32, for a total value of $107,431.52. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $521,571.68. This trade represents a 17.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CTO Kunal Anand sold 377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $278.32, for a total transaction of $104,926.64. Following the sale, the chief technology officer owned 8,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,496,808.72. This trade represents a 4.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 19,191 shares of company stock worth $4,951,595 over the last 90 days. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FFIV has been the topic of several recent research reports. Bank of America cut 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. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $295.00) on shares of F5 in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of F5 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $295.00 to $345.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $309.89.

F5 Stock Performance

F5 stock opened at $279.19 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $268.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $284.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.09, a PEG ratio of 7.86 and a beta of 1.00. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $346.00.

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

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.