F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Insider Sells $280,660.00 in Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) insider John Anthony Maddison sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.66, for a total transaction of $280,660.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 2,925 shares in the company, valued at $820,930.50. This trade represents a 25.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

F5 Stock Up 0.1%

FFIV traded up $0.29 on Wednesday, reaching $282.67. The company had a trading volume of 427,483 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,031,382. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $223.76 and a 1 year high of $346.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.98 billion, a PE ratio of 23.38, a P/E/G ratio of 7.98 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $265.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $285.55.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 previous year, the firm earned $3.84 earnings per share. The business’s 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. As a group, analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: January short‑interest fell materially from mid‑January levels (shorts down ~23.9% to ~2.31M shares, ~4.1% of shares short; days‑to‑cover ~1.6), which reduces immediate short‑squeeze pressure and can be supportive for the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting is inconsistent — multiple entries show anomalies (0 shares, NaN) for February filings; treat those February figures as unreliable until exchanges correct them.
• Neutral Sentiment: Misc. coverage and analyst comparisons (head‑to‑head pieces) add little new fundamental information for investors beyond headline litigation notices. F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Pcs Edventures!.Com Head-To-Head Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead‑plaintiff candidates in a securities class action alleging F5 and certain executives misled the market about the security of BIG‑IP products and potential source‑code exposure (claims include alleged long‑term undetected hack/nation‑state infiltration). These filings increase legal and reputational risk and could pressure the stock if disclosures, regulatory inquiries, or settlement costs follow. Representative notices: Bragar Eagel & Squire class action alert Levi & Korsinsky investor alert Rosen Law Firm lead‑plaintiff notice

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position 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 during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in F5 during the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,706,000. Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in shares of F5 by 175.2% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 958,947 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $244,781,000 after buying an additional 610,437 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of F5 by 141.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,023,869 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $261,353,000 after buying an additional 599,384 shares in the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $140,460,000. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on FFIV. Evercore restated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $309.89.

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.