F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.290-3.410 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.370. The company issued revenue guidance of $705.0 million-$725.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $707.1 million. F5 also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 14.040-14.310 EPS.

F5 Trading Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ:FFIV traded up $1.49 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $218.36. The stock had a trading volume of 1,347,569 shares, compared to its average volume of 519,693. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $211.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $188.60. The company has a market cap of $12.73 billion, a PE ratio of 23.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.06. F5 has a 1-year low of $148.10 and a 1-year high of $224.47.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 29th. The network technology company reported $3.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.97 by $0.39. F5 had a return on equity of 21.03% and a net margin of 19.94%. The business had revenue of $695.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $686.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.46 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that F5 will post 10.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

F5 announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, October 28th that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the network technology company to buy up to 7.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FFIV has been the topic of several recent research reports. StockNews.com downgraded F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $189.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of F5 from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of F5 from $167.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $210.13.

Insider Transactions at F5

In related news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.65, for a total transaction of $201,650.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 10,707 shares in the company, valued at $2,159,066.55. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.65, for a total value of $201,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 10,707 shares in the company, valued at $2,159,066.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,450 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.35, for a total value of $273,107.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 124,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,359,543.70. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 7,971 shares of company stock valued at $1,618,357. Company insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

About F5

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.