New York State Teachers Retirement System Lowers Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

New York State Teachers Retirement System lessened its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,725 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 4,238 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System owned about 0.09% of F5 worth $16,394,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of F5 by 1.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,172,614 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $933,764,000 after buying an additional 48,057 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of F5 by 3.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,741,117 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $511,016,000 after acquiring an additional 64,420 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in F5 by 5.8% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,615,555 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $475,490,000 after acquiring an additional 87,923 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in F5 by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 839,561 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $271,338,000 after acquiring an additional 50,278 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at $207,492,000. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: F5 announced NGINXaaS for Google Cloud, positioning its NGINX application delivery and security capabilities as a managed, cloud‑native service on Google Cloud — a product push that can expand go‑to‑market reach with cloud customers and support recurring revenue growth over time. F5 NGINXaaS for Google Cloud Advances Cloud-Native Application Delivery and Security
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting for January appears inconsistent in the public feed (an anomalous “0 shares” / NaN increase with a 0.0 days‑to‑cover figure). At face value this offers no clear signal of a meaningful new short‑selling pressure on FFIV; treat the data as unreliable until exchanges publish standard short‑interest updates.
• Negative Sentiment: Hagens Berman (and related filings) highlights a securities class action tied to F5’s October disclosures about a material cybersecurity incident and its clarified adverse impact on expected 2026 revenues — that issue is the primary near‑term catalyst weighing on the stock because it raises litigation, remediation costs, and revenue uncertainty. F5, Inc. (FFIV) Cybersecurity Incident-Related Securities Class Action Pending
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms (Rosen, Kirby McInerney, Schall, Bernstein Liebhard, Glancy Prongay & others) are soliciting plaintiffs and reminding investors of a Feb. 17, 2026 lead‑plaintiff deadline — the volume of class‑action notices increases settlement risk and can sustain headline pressure on the stock. ROSEN, TRUSTED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages F5, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of FFIV stock opened at $269.81 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $250.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $289.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.85, a P/E/G ratio of 8.62 and a beta of 0.98. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $346.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The firm had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at F5

In other F5 news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.79, for a total value of $292,806.90. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 13,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,593,611.17. This trade represents a 7.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $236.99, for a total transaction of $308,087.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 150,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,625,047.77. The trade was a 0.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 31,595 shares of company stock valued at $7,858,505 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on FFIV shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised F5 from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $315.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Piper Sandler raised F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $277.00 to $295.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $294.22.

About F5

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.