Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Purchases 9,927 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 106,417 shares of the network technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,927 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.19% of F5 worth $34,393,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its position in F5 by 275.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of F5 in the 2nd quarter worth about $45,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at about $49,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its stake in F5 by 2,128.6% during the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 156 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in F5 by 288.1% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on FFIV shares. Piper Sandler raised F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $277.00 to $295.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $295.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Zacks Research raised F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, F5 presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $299.78.

F5 Price Performance

FFIV stock opened at $261.55 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.15, a P/E/G ratio of 8.14 and a beta of 0.98. F5, Inc. has a 1-year low of $223.76 and a 1-year high of $346.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $253.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $287.93.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.F5’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.67 EPS. 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, analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights F5’s strong earnings-surprise history and says the company currently has the factors that make another earnings-beat likely, which can support the stock near-term. Will F5 (FFIV) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple investor-rights firms issued deadlines/reminders for lead-plaintiff motions (common after large moves); these notices increase filings activity but are procedural and don’t by themselves change fundamentals. FFIV Stockholders Who Lost Money Investing in F5, Inc. Should Contact Robbins LLP for Information About Their Rights
• Negative Sentiment: Hagens Berman reports a securities class action alleging F5’s October disclosures about a material cybersecurity incident and the incident’s adverse impact on expected 2026 revenue; litigation risk and potential damages could pressure the stock and investor sentiment. F5, Inc. (FFIV) Cybersecurity Incident-Related Securities Class Action Pending As Adverse Financial Impact Clarified – Hagens Berman
• Negative Sentiment: Additional firms (Kahn Swick, Bronstein Gewirtz, Rosen, RGRD, etc.) have filed or publicized suits/alerts referencing the breach and class period; Kahn Swick notes an earlier ~24% stock decline tied to the breach—these coordinated filings keep legal headlines in the news cycle and may add volatility. F5, Inc. Securities Fraud Class Action Result of Data Breach and 24% Stock Decline – Kahn Swick & Foti

Insider Activity at F5

In other F5 news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,309 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.11, for a total transaction of $310,376.99. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,041,517.10. The trade was a 13.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total value of $2,077,670.04. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 32,705 shares of company stock valued at $8,152,655 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.