F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the twelve analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $316.4444.

FFIV has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings raised F5 from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on F5 from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays lifted their target price on F5 from $283.00 to $292.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CTO Kunal Anand sold 3,123 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.33, for a total value of $1,006,636.59. Following the sale, the chief technology officer owned 12,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,930,492.02. The trade was a 20.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,328 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.58, for a total value of $439,010.24. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at $2,664,474.80. This represents a 14.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 29,328 shares of company stock worth $9,319,571. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of F5

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. SummitTX Capital L.P. bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 1st quarter worth $2,374,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp raised its stake in shares of F5 by 23.6% in the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 12,823 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $3,710,000 after buying an additional 2,446 shares in the last quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 1st quarter worth $767,000. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 1st quarter worth $1,486,000. Finally, Bridgewater Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 1st quarter worth $170,000. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research increased its FY2026 EPS estimate for F5 to $12.80 from $12.33, above the broader consensus of $12.71, signaling improving near-term earnings expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also lifted FY2027 EPS to $13.02 from $12.67 and FY2028 EPS to $13.48 from $13.34, reinforcing the view that F5’s earnings trajectory remains strong.
• Positive Sentiment: Several quarterly estimates were nudged higher, including Q1 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2027, Q1 2028, and Q2 2028, which may add confidence in the company’s longer-term outlook.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks lowered its Q2 2027 EPS estimate slightly to $2.92 from $2.96 and trimmed Q4 2026 to $3.22 from $3.28, though these minor cuts do not offset the broader upward revisions.
• Neutral Sentiment: F5 recently reported solid quarterly results, beating EPS and revenue expectations, which continues to provide a supportive backdrop for the stock. Article Title

F5 Price Performance

Shares of F5 stock opened at $362.58 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $306.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $276.69. The company has a market capitalization of $20.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.74, a PEG ratio of 8.38 and a beta of 1.00. F5 has a 1-year low of $223.76 and a 1-year high of $365.83.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $811.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $783.82 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 21.96%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.42 EPS. F5 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.910-4.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.250-16.550 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that F5 will post 12.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.