F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $309.8889.

FFIV has been the topic of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $295.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of F5 from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other F5 news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 3,343 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.87, for a total transaction of $875,431.41. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,110,672.20. This trade represents a 29.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Michael L. Dreyer sold 3,067 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $282.41, for a total transaction of $866,151.47. Following the sale, the director owned 1,309 shares in the company, valued at approximately $369,674.69. The trade was a 70.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 17,961 shares of company stock valued at $4,959,115 in the last 90 days. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. bought a new stake in F5 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in F5 by 109.8% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in F5 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in F5 during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in F5 by 64.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 153 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 Trading Up 2.9%

FFIV opened at $298.07 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $16.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.65, a PEG ratio of 8.10 and a beta of 0.93. The company’s 50 day moving average is $284.59 and its 200 day moving average is $275.42. F5 has a 12-month low of $223.76 and a 12-month high of $346.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $822.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $755.97 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.45% and a return on equity of 22.08%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.84 earnings per share. 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, analysts predict that F5 will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.