F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Insider John Anthony Maddison Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) insider John Anthony Maddison sold 1,000 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $280.66, for a total value of $280,660.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 2,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $820,930.50. This represents a 25.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of F5 stock opened at $282.67 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $265.85 and a 200-day moving average of $285.53. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $346.00. The stock has a market cap of $15.98 billion, a PE ratio of 23.38, a PEG ratio of 8.08 and a beta of 1.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.63 by $0.82. The business had revenue of $822.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.97 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.45% and a return on equity of 22.08%. The business’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities research analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up from $295.00) on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Bank of America decreased their price target on F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Zacks Research raised F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of F5 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Five 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $309.89.

More F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: January short-interest fell materially vs. mid‑January (down ~23.9% to ~2.31M shares, ~4.1% of float), which reduces near‑term short-pressure risk and could be supportive for the share price. Short Interest Report
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent short‑interest data released on Feb 10–11 contains inconsistent/zero values (likely a reporting glitch); treat the zero values with caution and rely on the January figures above. (No link — data anomaly reported in filings.)
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insider sales reported Feb 10: CEO/insider John Anthony Maddison (1,000 shares at ~$280.66), EVP Angelique Okeke (386 shares at ~$278.32), CTO Kunal Anand (377 shares at ~$278.32) and EVP Thomas Fountain (1,297 shares at ~$278.32). Large or clustered insider selling can raise concern among investors about insider views or be viewed as portfolio diversification; review the SEC Form 4 filings for details. Maddison Form 4 Okeke Form 4 Anand Form 4 Fountain Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms and press releases are notifying investors about a securities‑class action and the Feb 17, 2026 lead‑plaintiff deadline, alleging issues around product security (BIG‑IP) and disclosures. A growing slate of plaintiff firms (Hagens Berman, Rosen, Faruqi, Bernstein Liebhard, Levi & Korsinsky, Bragar Eagel & Squire, others) increases litigation visibility and potential legal/financial risk. Representative notices: Hagens Berman (GlobeNewsWire) and PR Newswire reminders. Hagens Berman Notice Rosen Law Firm Notice
• Neutral Sentiment: Misc. investor notices and analysis pieces (law firms encouraging contact; a head‑to‑head analysis on a market site) are circulating — these amplify attention but are informational rather than new corporate developments. Example analysis link. Head-to-Head Analysis

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in F5 by 516.0% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 46,444 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $11,855,000 after acquiring an additional 38,905 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in F5 by 52.2% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,102 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $282,000 after purchasing an additional 378 shares during the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund boosted its position in F5 by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 32,772 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $8,365,000 after buying an additional 4,599 shares in the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of F5 by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 6,748 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,722,000 after buying an additional 770 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of F5 by 175.2% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 958,947 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $244,781,000 after buying an additional 610,437 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

About F5

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.