Invesco Ltd. Sells 39,470 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Invesco Ltd. lessened its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 2.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,509,670 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 39,470 shares during the quarter. Invesco Ltd. owned approximately 2.63% of F5 worth $444,326,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of F5 in the second quarter worth $883,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in F5 by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 9,622 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $2,832,000 after purchasing an additional 1,428 shares during the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in F5 during the 2nd quarter valued at about $240,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in F5 by 15.4% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,477 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $5,438,000 after buying an additional 2,461 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Genus Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of F5 by 91.9% during the second quarter. Genus Capital Management Inc. now owns 13,760 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $4,050,000 after buying an additional 6,590 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $243.33 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $223.76 and a 12-month high of $346.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.67 and a beta of 0.99. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $275.47 and a 200 day moving average of $294.53.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business 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 earned $3.67 earnings per share. The company’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 and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,309 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.11, for a total transaction of $310,376.99. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,041,517.10. The trade was a 13.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $236.99, for a total value of $308,087.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 150,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $35,625,047.77. The trade was a 0.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 30,056 shares of company stock valued at $7,692,236 in the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research cut F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on F5 from $352.00 to $336.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $295.56.

F5 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.