Intech Investment Management LLC Reduces Stock Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Intech Investment Management LLC cut its stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 39.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 34,708 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 22,390 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC owned about 0.06% of F5 worth $11,217,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in FFIV. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in F5 during the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the second quarter valued at about $45,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the third quarter valued at about $49,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of F5 by 2,128.6% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 156 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of F5 by 288.1% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on FFIV shares. Barclays upped their target price 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. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of F5 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $295.00 to $345.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, F5 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $309.89.

Insider Transactions at F5

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at $35,625,047.77. The trade was a 0.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Michael L. Dreyer sold 3,067 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $282.41, for a total value of $866,151.47. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 1,309 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $369,674.69. This represents a 70.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 22,918 shares of company stock valued at $6,044,189. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

F5 Stock Performance

F5 stock opened at $277.52 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $223.76 and a fifty-two week high of $346.00. The stock has a market cap of $15.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.89 and a beta of 1.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $269.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $282.80.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. F5 had a return on equity of 22.08% and a net margin of 22.45%.The business had revenue of $822.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.97 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.84 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. On average, analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

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.