F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Price Target Raised to $397.00

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) had its target price raised by Barclays from $386.00 to $397.00 in a research report released on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the network technology company’s stock.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on FFIV. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of F5 from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Friday, June 26th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $416.62.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of F5 stock opened at $388.75 on Tuesday. F5 has a 1-year low of $223.76 and a 1-year high of $435.00. The company has a market capitalization of $21.93 billion, a PE ratio of 30.95, a P/E/G ratio of 4.04 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $401.39 and a 200-day moving average of $333.43.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The business had revenue of $865.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $834.60 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.54% and a net margin of 21.95%.The company’s revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.16 earnings per share. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that F5 will post 12.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Edward Cooper Werner sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 406 shares in the company, valued at approximately $162,400. This represents a 86.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Kunal Anand sold 3,123 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $322.33, for a total value of $1,006,636.59. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 12,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,930,492.02. This represents a 20.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,579 shares of company stock worth $7,836,860. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 114,533 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in F5 by 1.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,226,326 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,042,716,000 after purchasing an additional 53,712 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in F5 by 68.5% in the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,753,652 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $702,897,000 after buying an additional 1,119,291 shares in the last quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in F5 in the 4th quarter valued at about $579,699,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in F5 by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,537,680 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $392,508,000 after buying an additional 106,616 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target for F5 to $515, implying substantial upside from the current trading level and signaling confidence in the company’s earnings and growth prospects. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases F5 Price Target to $515
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley increased its F5 price target to $415, indicating a more constructive view despite the stock’s elevated valuation. Morgan Stanley Increases F5 Price Target to $415
• Positive Sentiment: A new Buy rating from an analyst adds support to the bullish case for F5 and its technology-market position. New Buy Rating for F5
• Positive Sentiment: F5 launched AI Fleet Management to accelerate BIG-IP security fixes, potentially improving customer security operations and creating additional demand for its AI-enabled offerings. F5 Launches AI Fleet Management
• Positive Sentiment: The integration of F5 AI Guardrails with NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails expands runtime protection for enterprise AI applications, strengthening F5’s positioning in the growing AI-security market. F5 Integrates AI Guardrails with NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails
• Neutral Sentiment: Barclays said F5’s stock is expected to rise, but separately maintained a Hold rating, suggesting upside may be balanced by valuation or execution risks. Barclays Says F5 Stock Price Expected to Rise Barclays Gives F5 a Hold Rating
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks downgraded F5 from Strong Buy to Hold, reflecting caution after the stock’s strong run and potentially demanding valuation. Zacks Research

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.