F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Thomas Dean Fountain Sells 1,110 Shares of Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.73, for a total transaction of $291,630.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,403 shares in the company, valued at $2,995,910.19. This represents a 8.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

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

• On Monday, January 12th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.00, for a total value of $294,150.00.
• On Monday, January 5th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $263.79, for a total value 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 transaction of $263,058.90.
• On Monday, November 24th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.91, for a total transaction of $260,750.10.
• On Tuesday, November 18th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.44, for a total value of $252,458.40.
• On Monday, November 3rd, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total transaction of $2,077,670.04.

F5 Price Performance

F5 stock traded up $0.45 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $262.00. 681,445 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 994,160. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $253.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $287.93. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $223.76 and a fifty-two week high of $346.00. The company has a market capitalization of $15.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.14 and a beta of 0.98.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of F5

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of F5 by 275.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of F5 by 288.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, CNB Bank purchased a new stake in F5 during the second quarter worth $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst previews suggest F5 could again beat Q1 earnings expectations and that key metrics look supportive of another upside surprise — a near-term positive for investor sentiment ahead of quarterly results. What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About F5 (FFIV) Q1 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Additional coverage highlights F5’s history of earnings surprises and argues the company has the fundamentals to beat again, which can buoy the share price as investors price in upside. Will F5 (FFIV) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms and shareholder‑services (ClaimsFiler, Bernstein Liebhard, Faruqi & Faruqi, Pomerantz, etc.) are issuing deadline alerts for Feb. 17, 2026 to potential lead plaintiffs — procedural developments that increase public attention but do not by themselves quantify losses or outcomes. F5 Shareholder Alert: ClaimsFiler Reminds Investors With Losses Of Lead Plaintiff Deadline
• Negative Sentiment: Core risk: a securities class action has been filed alleging investor harm tied to a material cybersecurity incident F5 discovered on Aug. 9, 2025; plaintiffs point to Oct. disclosures that the incident will adversely affect expected 2026 revenues — this raises potential liability, damages exposure and continued selling pressure. F5, Inc. (FFIV) Cybersecurity Incident-Related Securities Class Action Pending
• Negative Sentiment: Numerous additional law firms (Rosen, Robbins, Kahn Swick & Foti, Bragar Eagel & Squire, etc.) are soliciting plaintiffs and emphasizing a material stock decline tied to the breach — increased litigation activity and publicity can amplify downside risk and volatility until legal exposure is clarified. FFIV Investors Have Opportunity to Lead F5, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on FFIV. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays dropped their price target on F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI restated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $299.78.

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.