Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC Invests $895,000 in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 3,042 shares of the network technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $895,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its position in F5 by 6.2% in the first quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 5,387,700 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,434,583,000 after purchasing an additional 312,415 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in F5 by 3.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,741,117 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $511,016,000 after buying an additional 64,420 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in F5 by 15.5% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,054,701 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $280,835,000 after acquiring an additional 141,680 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 24.0% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 828,966 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $220,693,000 after acquiring an additional 160,708 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of F5 by 37.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 828,900 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $216,757,000 after acquiring an additional 226,231 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 Price Performance

NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $234.00 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $300.90 and its 200 day moving average is $298.66. F5, Inc. has a 12 month low of $227.04 and a 12 month high of $346.00. The company has a market capitalization of $13.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.81, a P/E/G ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. The business 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 was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.67 EPS. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research downgraded F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Barclays decreased 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. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI restated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $295.56.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 22,493 shares in the company, valued at $5,618,301.54. This trade represents a 27.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.57, for a total transaction of $855,055.57. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 24,117 shares of company stock worth $6,297,504. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About F5

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.