Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for F5 FY2028 Earnings

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) – Analysts at William Blair issued their FY2028 earnings per share estimates for F5 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 28th. William Blair analyst J. Ader expects that the network technology company will earn $13.01 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for F5’s current full-year earnings is $11.20 per share.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on FFIV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Barclays dropped 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. Evercore ISI reissued a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on F5 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $295.56.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of F5 stock opened at $256.69 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $316.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $299.55. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company has a market capitalization of $14.75 billion, a PE ratio of 21.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.06. F5 has a 52 week low of $227.04 and a 52 week high of $346.00.

Insider Activity

In other F5 news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,347 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.73, for a total value of $417,206.31. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,699 shares in the company, valued at $6,411,101.27. This trade represents a 6.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $320.61, for a total value of $416,793.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 107,553 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,482,567.33. The trade was a 1.19% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 10,645 shares of company stock valued at $3,395,960 over the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in F5 by 275.0% in the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in F5 by 134.1% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in F5 by 275.0% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 105 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise acquired a new stake in F5 in the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in F5 in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% 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.