Angelique Okeke Sells 842 Shares of F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Angelique Okeke sold 842 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $322.33, for a total transaction of $271,401.86. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $680,116.30. This trade represents a 28.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F5 Stock Up 0.3%

F5 stock opened at $341.02 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.27 billion, a PE ratio of 27.98, a PEG ratio of 7.86 and a beta of 1.00. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $223.76 and a 12-month high of $346.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $295.87 and its 200 day moving average is $273.70.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 21.96% and a return on equity of 21.50%. The business had revenue of $811.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $783.82 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.42 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.910-4.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.250-16.550 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 12.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on FFIV. Zacks Research raised F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded F5 from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on F5 from $355.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on F5 from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $316.44.

Trending Headlines about F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: April-quarter beat and raised outlook — F5 reported $3.90 EPS vs. $3.47 expected and $811.7M revenue vs. ~$783.8M consensus; management set Q3 FY26 EPS guidance of $3.91–4.03 and FY26 EPS of $16.25–16.55, which supports the rally. F5 (FFIV) Reports Q2 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support rising — Several firms raised targets (e.g., RBC to $375) and recent upgrades/price‑target increases give the stock near‑term upside as investors re‑rate the shares after the beat. MarketBeat Coverage of FFIV
• Neutral Sentiment: International revenue dynamics under review — A Zacks deep‑dive notes that overseas revenue trends and regional mix will shape future growth assumptions; this is important for modeling but not an immediate catalyst. International Markets and F5 (FFIV)
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple insider sales, all via Rule 10b5‑1 plans — CTO Kunal Anand, SVP John Maddison, EVP Angelique Okeke, EVP Chad Whalen and CFO Edward Werner sold shares (notable amounts but pre‑arranged), which mutes negative signaling versus opportunistic or unscheduled selling. Insider Selling: FFIV

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in F5 during the 4th quarter valued at about $579,699,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $298,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,162,519 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of 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 worth $702,897,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119,291 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of F5 in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $205,706,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in shares of F5 by 175.2% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 958,947 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $244,781,000 after purchasing an additional 610,437 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

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.