Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. Has $90.74 Million Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. cut its stake in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 280,763 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 20,554 shares during the quarter. F5 accounts for about 0.8% of Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. owned about 0.49% of F5 worth $90,740,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in FFIV. Whipplewood Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in F5 by 288.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in F5 during the 2nd quarter worth $45,000. Finally, CNB Bank acquired a new position in F5 in the 2nd quarter worth about $49,000. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at F5

In other news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 150,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,625,047.77. This trade represents a 0.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 3,343 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.87, for a total value of $875,431.41. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,110,672.20. The trade was a 29.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 19,191 shares of company stock valued at $4,951,595. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $279.19 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.86 and a beta of 1.00. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $346.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $268.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $284.36.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.63 by $0.82. The company had revenue of $822.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.97 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.45% and a return on equity of 22.08%. F5’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.84 earnings per share. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. Analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FFIV has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $295.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $309.89.

F5 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.