F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Insider Lyra Amber Schramm Sells 199 Shares of Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 199 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.37, for a total value of $55,992.63. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 177 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,802.49. This trade represents a 52.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

F5 Trading Up 1.2%

FFIV stock traded up $3.14 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $274.35. 19,256 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,074,570. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.92 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $262.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $286.18. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $223.76 and a 12-month high of $346.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.63 by $0.82. F5 had a net margin of 22.45% and a return on equity of 22.08%. The business had revenue of $822.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.97 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.84 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent fundamentals: F5 reported a strong January quarter (EPS beat and revenue above estimates) and set FY‑2026 guidance, which provides some offset to litigation concerns. Investors should weigh litigation risk against the company’s revenue and profit momentum.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider activity: An SEC filing shows Lyra Amber Schramm sold 199 shares on Feb. 3 at an average price near $281. This is a small, disclosed reduction in position and is a neutral data point but sometimes adds short‑term selling pressure. Insider Sale Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have issued investor alerts or filed a securities class action alleging F5 made misleading statements about the security of its BIG‑IP products and failed to disclose a prolonged intrusion, with claims mentioning source‑code theft and nation‑state involvement — increasing the risk of regulatory scrutiny, litigation costs, and customer erosion. Representative notices: Levi & Korsinsky Notice Hagens Berman Alert Faruqi & Faruqi Deadline Notice

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research raised F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of F5 from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of F5 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $309.89.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in F5 by 15,103.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,170,216 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $298,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,162,519 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of F5 during the second quarter worth approximately $207,492,000. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of F5 by 141.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,023,869 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $261,353,000 after acquiring an additional 599,384 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in F5 by 17,181.1% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 309,158 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $78,916,000 after acquiring an additional 307,369 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec increased its holdings in F5 by 169.2% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 462,740 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $149,553,000 after purchasing an additional 290,828 shares in the last quarter. 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.