Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Buys 19,125 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 54.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 54,378 shares of the network technology company’s stock after buying an additional 19,125 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in F5 were worth $17,986,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its holdings in F5 by 275.0% in the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 288.1% during the first 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 period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the second quarter worth approximately $45,000. CNB Bank acquired a new position in shares of F5 in the second quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its stake in shares of F5 by 2,128.6% during the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 156 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,493 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,618,301.54. The trade was a 27.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 9,436 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.77, for a total transaction of $2,356,829.72. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 25,641 shares in the company, valued at $6,404,352.57. This represents a 26.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 33,815 shares of company stock valued at $8,444,286 in the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts have been re‑rating and raising targets for F5 following recent results and guidance, shifting the narrative toward upside potential (examples cited by commentators). This helped support investor interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Research notes highlight F5’s history of earnings beats and project favorable key metrics for the coming quarter, increasing the probability analysts and investors expect another upside surprise. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Additional commentary from Zacks points to the company’s strong surprise history, which can buoy sentiment ahead of the next report. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling: EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares at about $262.73 on Jan. 20 (part of a series of sales over recent months), trimming his stake ~8.9% — notable but presented as routine liquidity/portfolio management rather than a company fundamentals signal. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Legal and reputational overhang: multiple law firms have circulated lead‑plaintiff notices after F5 disclosed a “material cybersecurity incident” (discovered Aug. 9, 2025) and later guidance cuts; that increases the chance of litigation, potential settlements and management distraction. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Widespread plaintiff solicitations: a string of class‑action reminders (Rosen, Bragar Eagel & Squire, Glancy Prongay & Murray, Pomerantz, Faruqi & Faruqi, Bernstein Liebhard, and others) and a Feb. 17, 2026 lead‑plaintiff deadline keep legal risk in the headlines and could drive short‑term volatility. Read More.

F5 Stock Performance

NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $262.00 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $15.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.18, a PEG ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 0.98. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $223.76 and a fifty-two week high of $346.00. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $254.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $287.75.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.The company had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.67 earnings per share. F5’s revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. Research analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America reduced their price target on F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of F5 from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $315.00 to $325.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $299.78.

F5 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.