F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Receives $295.56 Average Price Target from Brokerages

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the thirteen brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $295.5556.

A number of research firms have issued reports on FFIV. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Monday.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV opened at $262.67 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $267.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $293.37. The stock has a market cap of $15.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.24, a P/E/G ratio of 8.43 and a beta of 0.99. F5 has a one year low of $223.76 and a one year high of $346.00.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other F5 news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,309 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.11, for a total value of $310,376.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,041,517.10. The trade was a 13.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total transaction of $2,077,670.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 22,493 shares in the company, valued at $5,618,301.54. The trade was a 27.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 28,465 shares of company stock valued at $7,113,193 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. MGO One Seven LLC increased its stake in shares of F5 by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,450,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its position in F5 by 0.6% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 7,386 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $2,387,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. grew its holdings in F5 by 2.5% in the first quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 1,805 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $481,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of F5 by 4.5% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,047 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of F5 by 2.6% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,834 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $540,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.