What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for F5 FY2027 Earnings?

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of F5 in a research note issued on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the network technology company will post earnings per share of $12.43 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $12.79. Zacks Research currently 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.

A number of other research firms have also commented on FFIV. Evercore ISI reissued a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on F5 from $355.00 to $277.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. 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 research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $295.56.

F5 Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of FFIV traded up $0.62 on Wednesday, reaching $239.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 45,963 shares, compared to its average volume of 598,624. F5 has a twelve month low of $227.04 and a twelve month high of $346.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.74 billion, a PE ratio of 20.25, a PEG 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. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $305.43 and a 200-day moving average of $299.22.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The firm had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Andra AP fonden lifted its stake in F5 by 4.9% during the third quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 82,000 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $26,502,000 after purchasing an additional 3,800 shares during the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS boosted its stake in F5 by 5.1% in the third quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 17,488 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $5,652,000 after buying an additional 847 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC grew its position in F5 by 11.9% during the third quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 2,590 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $837,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in F5 during the third quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP lifted its holdings in shares of F5 by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 16,220 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $5,242,000 after acquiring an additional 1,450 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 owned 22,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,618,301.54. This represents a 27.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 9,436 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.77, for a total transaction of $2,356,829.72. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 25,641 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,404,352.57. This trade represents a 26.90% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 24,117 shares of company stock worth $6,297,504. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.