F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Sells $360,981.04 in Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,297 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.32, for a total value of $360,981.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,243,259.20. The trade was a 13.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Thomas Dean Fountain also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 26th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 3,343 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.87, for a total transaction of $875,431.41.
• On Tuesday, January 20th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.73, for a total transaction of $291,630.30.
• On Monday, January 12th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.00, for a total transaction of $294,150.00.
• On Monday, January 5th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.79, for a total transaction of $292,806.90.
• On Monday, December 29th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,100 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.86, for a total transaction of $289,146.00.
• On Monday, December 22nd, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $257.90, for a total transaction of $286,269.00.
• On Monday, December 15th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $264.76, for a total value of $293,883.60.
• On Monday, December 8th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.66, for a total value of $276,012.60.
• On Monday, December 1st, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.99, for a total value of $263,058.90.
• On Monday, November 24th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.91, for a total value of $260,750.10.

F5 Stock Up 4.5%

FFIV opened at $273.93 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $223.76 and a 52 week high of $346.00. The business’s 50 day moving average is $266.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $285.17. The firm has a market cap of $15.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.42 and a beta of 1.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. F5 had a net margin of 22.45% and a return on equity of 22.08%. The business had revenue of $822.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $755.97 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.84 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several near‑term and multi‑year EPS forecasts for F5 (including FY2026–FY2028 and certain quarterly tweaks), which supports upside to consensus earnings expectations and helped sentiment. Zacks estimates summary
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying reported in Q4 (notable positions added by Northwestern Mutual, Norges Bank, Deutsche Bank and UBS) signals strong fund conviction and may underpin the share price. Institutional ownership details
• Positive Sentiment: F5’s January quarter earlier this year beat EPS and revenue estimates and management set FY26 guidance above some expectations — a fundamental driver supporting the recent rally. Quarterly results and guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting for mid‑February shows anomalous zero values in some feeds (likely a reporting glitch); treat the strange numbers cautiously and rely on the January short‑interest snapshot instead.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead‑plaintiff claims in a securities class action alleging F5 misled investors about security issues in its BIG‑IP products (claims reference an alleged long‑term undetected intrusion). The Feb. 17 lead‑plaintiff deadline is driving a cluster of notices and heightening litigation risk and reputational uncertainty. Hagens Berman filing GlobeNewswire notice
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling disclosed Feb. 10 (including sales by the CTO and multiple EVPs) can spook investors even if sales are for diversification/liquidity — review the Form 4s for context. SEC Form 4

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $295.00 to $345.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays increased their price target on F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $309.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,357,293 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,878,023,000 after acquiring an additional 114,533 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in F5 by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,226,326 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,042,716,000 after purchasing an additional 53,712 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in F5 by 68.5% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,753,652 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $702,897,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119,291 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in F5 by 3.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,741,117 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $511,016,000 after purchasing an additional 64,420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in F5 by 15,103.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,170,216 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $298,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,162,519 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.