Zacks Research Predicts F5’s FY2027 Earnings (NASDAQ:FFIV)

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of F5 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the network technology company will post earnings per share of $12.43 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $12.79. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for F5’s current full-year earnings is $11.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for F5’s FY2028 earnings at $13.16 EPS.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its earnings results 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 analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.67 earnings per share. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays cut their target price on shares of F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on F5 from $355.00 to $277.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Bank of America dropped their target price on F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $295.56.

F5 Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $240.17 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $304.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $298.81. F5 has a 52 week low of $227.04 and a 52 week high of $346.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56. The company has a market cap of $13.80 billion, a PE ratio of 20.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in F5 by 129.2% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 16,456 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $4,382,000 after buying an additional 9,277 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. boosted its holdings in F5 by 1.7% during the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 8,191 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $2,181,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its position in shares of F5 by 102.8% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,534 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $941,000 after purchasing an additional 1,791 shares during the last quarter. MQS Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the first quarter valued at about $355,000. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new position in shares of F5 in the first quarter worth about $4,393,000. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,618,301.54. This trade represents a 27.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.98, for a total value of $328,874.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 151,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,357,586.54. This trade represents a 0.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 24,117 shares of company stock valued at $6,297,504. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

F5 Company Profile

F5, Inc provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company’s distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud.