Lyra Amber Schramm Sells 199 Shares of F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 199 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.37, for a total value of $55,992.63. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 177 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $49,802.49. The trade was a 52.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV stock opened at $276.57 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $223.76 and a fifty-two week high of $346.00. The firm has a market cap of $15.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.88, a P/E/G ratio of 7.76 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $263.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $286.02.

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

Institutional Trading of F5

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. raised its stake in F5 by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 968 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of F5 by 258.4% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,190 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 858 shares in the last quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions bought a new position in shares of F5 during the fourth quarter valued at $473,000. Tredje AP fonden raised its position in shares of F5 by 98.2% in the 4th quarter. Tredje AP fonden now owns 7,683 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,961,000 after purchasing an additional 3,807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its stake in F5 by 17.5% in the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 17,160 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $4,380,000 after purchasing an additional 2,560 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

FFIV has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen cut F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up previously from $295.00) on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays raised their target price on F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $309.89.

Key Headlines Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results and guidance: F5 reported an EPS and revenue beat for the quarter ended Dec‑2025 and provided FY‑2026 and Q2 guidance, which supports near‑term revenue and profit momentum and helps justify upgraded price targets and outperformance calls. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Several firms recently raised price targets or maintained constructive views after the quarter (Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs among them), which can attract buyer interest and limit downside.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider activity: A disclosure shows an insider sold 199 shares (small position, Feb. 3), a modest signal that sometimes adds short‑term selling but is not materially dilutive. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analytical coverage: Recent pieces examine F5’s key metrics and reliance on international revenue — useful background for investors but not immediate catalysts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Litigation and regulatory risk: Multiple law firms have filed or issued investor alerts about a securities class action alleging F5 misled the market about security of its BIG‑IP products and a long‑term undetected intrusion (claims include source‑code theft and potential nation‑state involvement). These filings increase the risk of costly litigation, regulatory probes, and customer/contract friction. Representative notices: Read More., Read More., Read More.

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.