F5, Inc. $FFIV Shares Sold by iA Global Asset Management Inc.

iA Global Asset Management Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 54.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,555 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 4,222 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in F5 were worth $1,046,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Versor Investments LP raised its stake in F5 by 63.8% during the 2nd quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 4,094 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,205,000 after acquiring an additional 1,594 shares in the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. raised its stake in F5 by 748.5% during the 2nd quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 11,446 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $3,369,000 after acquiring an additional 10,097 shares in the last quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC raised its stake in F5 by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC now owns 3,320 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $977,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC raised its stake in F5 by 411.4% during the 2nd quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 15,839 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $4,662,000 after acquiring an additional 12,742 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Linscomb Wealth Inc. raised its stake in F5 by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Linscomb Wealth Inc. now owns 10,868 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $3,199,000 after acquiring an additional 751 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 Stock Down 1.6%

FFIV opened at $249.04 on Tuesday. F5, Inc. has a one year low of $227.04 and a one year high of $346.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $313.90 and its 200-day moving average is $299.95. The company has a market capitalization of $14.31 billion, a PE ratio of 21.09, a P/E/G ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.06.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. The business had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on FFIV shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Wolfe Research started coverage on F5 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on F5 from $355.00 to $277.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI reissued a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $295.56.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $320.61, for a total value of $416,793.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 107,553 shares in the company, valued at $34,482,567.33. The trade was a 1.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.57, for a total value of $855,055.57. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 9,298 shares of company stock worth $2,978,754 in the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.