Brokerages Set F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Price Target at $309.89

Shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $309.8889.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on FFIV. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $274.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on F5 from $304.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on F5 in a report on Monday, July 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on F5 from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on F5 from $314.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of FFIV stock opened at $327.18 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.80 billion, a PE ratio of 28.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.59 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $318.65 and a 200-day moving average of $292.78. F5 has a one year low of $213.24 and a one year high of $337.39.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.67. F5 had a net margin of 22.06% and a return on equity of 21.77%. The business had revenue of $780.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.64 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.36 EPS. F5’s quarterly revenue was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.240-15.380 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 3.870-3.990 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that F5 will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at F5

In related news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $322.24, for a total value of $1,706,905.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 23,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,601,963.84. This represents a 18.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $308.14, for a total value of $400,582.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,153 shares in the company, valued at $33,942,545.42. This represents a 1.17% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 10,645 shares of company stock worth $3,379,749 over the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. MGO One Seven LLC increased its stake in shares of F5 by 0.8% in the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,450,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. boosted its holdings in F5 by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 1,805 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $481,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in F5 by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,834 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $540,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Ethic Inc. raised its holdings in F5 by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 9,849 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $2,913,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of F5 by 4.9% during the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,002 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.