Zacks Research Estimates F5’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:FFIV)

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for F5 in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the network technology company will post earnings per share of $2.78 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.05. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.55 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.23 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $3.47 EPS.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted 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. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The firm had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. The company’s 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.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of F5 from $352.00 to $336.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of F5 from $320.00 to $295.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their target price 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. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $295.56.

F5 Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $234.00 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $13.44 billion, a PE ratio of 19.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08. F5 has a 52-week low of $227.04 and a 52-week high of $346.00. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $300.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $298.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of FFIV. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its position in F5 by 275.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of F5 by 134.1% during 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 buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Groupe la Francaise purchased a new stake in F5 during the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in F5 during the first quarter worth about $35,000. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 9,436 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was 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 $6,404,352.57. This trade represents a 26.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $316.57, for a total value of $855,055.57. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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.

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.