F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Sells $360,981.04 in Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,297 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $278.32, for a total value of $360,981.04. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,243,259.20. This represents a 13.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

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

• On Monday, January 26th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 3,343 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.87, for a total value of $875,431.41.
• On Tuesday, January 20th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.73, for a total value of $291,630.30.
• 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 transaction of $292,806.90.
• On Monday, December 29th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,100 shares of F5 stock. The stock was 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 stock was 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 shares were sold at an average price of $264.76, for a total transaction of $293,883.60.
• On Monday, December 8th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.66, for a total transaction 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 stock was sold at an average price of $234.91, for a total value of $260,750.10.

F5 Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV traded up $0.29 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $282.67. The company had a trading volume of 427,483 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,031,382. The company has a market capitalization of $15.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.38, a P/E/G ratio of 7.98 and a beta of 1.00. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $223.76 and a 1 year high of $346.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $265.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $285.55.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. F5 had a return on equity of 22.08% and a net margin of 22.45%.The business had revenue of $822.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.97 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.84 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on FFIV shares. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings downgraded F5 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on F5 from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $309.89.

Key F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: January short‑interest fell materially from mid‑January levels (shorts down ~23.9% to ~2.31M shares, ~4.1% of shares short; days‑to‑cover ~1.6), which reduces immediate short‑squeeze pressure and can be supportive for the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting is inconsistent — multiple entries show anomalies (0 shares, NaN) for February filings; treat those February figures as unreliable until exchanges correct them.
• Neutral Sentiment: Misc. coverage and analyst comparisons (head‑to‑head pieces) add little new fundamental information for investors beyond headline litigation notices. F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Pcs Edventures!.Com Head-To-Head Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead‑plaintiff candidates in a securities class action alleging F5 and certain executives misled the market about the security of BIG‑IP products and potential source‑code exposure (claims include alleged long‑term undetected hack/nation‑state infiltration). These filings increase legal and reputational risk and could pressure the stock if disclosures, regulatory inquiries, or settlement costs follow. Representative notices: Bragar Eagel & Squire class action alert Levi & Korsinsky investor alert Rosen Law Firm lead‑plaintiff notice

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FFIV. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in F5 by 516.0% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 46,444 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $11,855,000 after acquiring an additional 38,905 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of F5 by 52.2% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 1,102 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $282,000 after buying an additional 378 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its holdings in F5 by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 32,772 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $8,365,000 after buying an additional 4,599 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC grew its holdings in F5 by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 6,748 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,722,000 after acquiring an additional 770 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of F5 by 175.2% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 958,947 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $244,781,000 after acquiring an additional 610,437 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.