F5, Inc. $FFIV Holdings Decreased by iA Global Asset Management Inc.

iA Global Asset Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 54.3% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,555 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 4,222 shares during the quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in F5 were worth $1,046,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of F5 by 275.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of F5 by 134.1% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise purchased a new position in shares of F5 during the first quarter valued at $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of F5 during the first quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew 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 valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 5,297 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.24, for a total transaction of $1,706,905.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,601,963.84. The trade was a 18.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $320.61, for a total value of $416,793.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 107,553 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,482,567.33. This represents a 1.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 9,298 shares of company stock valued at $2,978,754 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $249.04 on Tuesday. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $227.04 and a fifty-two week high of $346.00. The business has a 50-day moving average of $313.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $299.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.09, a P/E/G ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.67 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on F5 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Evercore ISI restated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on F5 from $355.00 to $277.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $295.56.

F5 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.