F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) CFO Edward Cooper Werner Sells 599 Shares of Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) CFO Edward Cooper Werner sold 599 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $405.92, for a total transaction of $243,146.08. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $164,803.52. This represents a 59.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Edward Cooper Werner also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 2nd, Edward Cooper Werner sold 2,500 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00.
• On Friday, May 8th, Edward Cooper Werner sold 1,500 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.00, for a total transaction of $525,000.00.

F5 Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of FFIV stock opened at $412.25 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $402.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $336.34. The company has a market capitalization of $23.26 billion, a PE ratio of 32.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 1.03. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $223.76 and a 12-month high of $435.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The company had revenue of $865.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $834.60 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.54% and a net margin of 21.95%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.16 earnings per share. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 13.53 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their price objective on F5 from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of F5 from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Zacks Research cut shares of F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Evercore raised shares of F5 from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $475.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, May 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $416.62.

More F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: F5’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with earnings per share of $4.73 versus the $4.00 consensus estimate and revenue of $865.1 million versus $834.6 million expected. Revenue rose 10.9% year over year, while the company maintained fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 earnings guidance. F5 stock and earnings information
• Positive Sentiment: F5 was placed in the “Leader” tier of SecureIQLab’s 2026 Cloud WAAP CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report, supporting the company’s positioning in cloud web application and API protection. F5 SecureIQLab report
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains mixed. Piper Sandler raised its price target to $461 and retained an overweight rating, while Morgan Stanley lifted its target to $415 but maintained an equal-weight rating. The consensus rating remains “Hold,” with an average target of $416.62. F5 analyst price targets
• Negative Sentiment: Several insiders reported sales executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans. The transactions included sales by the CFO, CTO and multiple executive vice presidents, totaling roughly $1.30 million on August 3, in addition to a director’s previously reported $1.56 million sale. These planned sales may create a modest overhang, although they do not necessarily indicate a change in the company’s outlook.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the 4th quarter worth $579,699,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in F5 by 15,103.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,170,216 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $298,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,162,519 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in F5 by 68.5% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,753,652 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $702,897,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119,291 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in F5 during the fourth quarter worth about $205,706,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in F5 by 175.2% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 958,947 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $244,781,000 after purchasing an additional 610,437 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

F5 Company Profile

F5 Inc (NASDAQ:FFIV) specializes in application services and delivery networking, helping organizations ensure the availability, performance and security of their applications. The company’s core offerings include advanced load balancing, traffic management and application security solutions designed to optimize user experiences and protect against threats such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and web application exploits.

At the heart of F5’s product portfolio is the BIG-IP platform, which provides a suite of software modules for local and global traffic management, secure web application firewalling and DNS service delivery.