F5, Inc. $FFIV Shares Sold by Sterling Capital Management LLC

Sterling Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 5.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 53,018 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 3,084 shares during the quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.09% of F5 worth $15,604,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of FFIV. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its stake in F5 by 275.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new position in F5 during the first quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in F5 by 288.1% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at F5

In other F5 news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at $34,482,567.33. This represents a 1.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were 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. The trade was a 27.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 29,414 shares of company stock worth $8,004,410 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on FFIV shares. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on shares of F5 from $355.00 to $277.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Zacks Research downgraded F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, F5 has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $295.56.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $248.09 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $227.04 and a 12-month high of $346.00. The company has a market cap of $14.25 billion, a PE ratio of 21.01, a P/E/G ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $309.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $299.10. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.The company had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $794.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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 EPS for the current year.

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.