Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension Purchases Shares of 90,158 F5, Inc. $FFIV

Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension purchased a new stake in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 90,158 shares of the network technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,014,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in F5 by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,357,293 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,878,023,000 after acquiring an additional 114,533 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of F5 by 1.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,226,326 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,042,716,000 after purchasing an additional 53,712 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of F5 by 1.2% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,634,361 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $528,209,000 after purchasing an additional 18,806 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in shares of F5 by 141.2% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,023,869 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $261,353,000 after purchasing an additional 599,384 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of F5 by 2.5% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,017,715 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $328,915,000 after purchasing an additional 25,052 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

F5 Trading Down 0.6%

FFIV opened at $362.58 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $20.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.74, a P/E/G ratio of 8.38 and a beta of 1.00. F5, Inc. has a 12 month low of $223.76 and a 12 month high of $365.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $306.91 and a 200 day moving average of $276.69.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $811.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $783.82 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 21.96%.The firm’s revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.42 earnings per share. 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 forecast that F5, Inc. will post 12.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on FFIV. Barclays raised their price objective on F5 from $283.00 to $292.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on F5 from $355.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on F5 from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $316.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Michael L. Dreyer sold 3,067 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $282.41, for a total value of $866,151.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,309 shares in the company, valued at approximately $369,674.69. This trade represents a 70.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 6,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.19, for a total transaction of $2,171,178.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,295,158.08. The trade was a 22.94% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 29,328 shares of company stock valued at $9,319,571 in the last quarter. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about F5

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 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.