F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Chad Michael Whalen Sells 703 Shares of Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 703 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $404.86, for a total value of $284,616.58. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 21,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,719,064.96. This represents a 3.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Chad Michael Whalen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 8th, Chad Michael Whalen sold 6,200 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.19, for a total value of $2,171,178.00.

F5 Stock Performance

NASDAQ FFIV opened at $412.25 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.82, a P/E/G ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 1.03. F5, Inc. has a one year low of $223.76 and a one year high of $435.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $402.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $336.34.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The company had revenue of $865.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $834.60 million. F5 had a net margin of 21.95% and a return on equity of 21.54%. F5’s quarterly revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.16 earnings per share. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 13.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of F5 from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Evercore raised F5 from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $475.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Bank of America upped their price objective on F5 from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $416.62.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new position in F5 during the 4th quarter valued at $205,706,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in F5 by 127.0% in the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 34,529 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $8,814,000 after purchasing an additional 19,315 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the first quarter worth $6,469,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the fourth quarter valued at $140,460,000. Finally, Tredje AP fonden grew its holdings in shares of F5 by 98.2% in the fourth quarter. Tredje AP fonden now owns 7,683 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,961,000 after purchasing an additional 3,807 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

F5 News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: F5’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with earnings per share of $4.73 versus the $4.00 consensus estimate and revenue of $865.1 million versus $834.6 million expected. Revenue rose 10.9% year over year, while the company maintained fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 earnings guidance. F5 stock and earnings information
• Positive Sentiment: F5 was placed in the “Leader” tier of SecureIQLab’s 2026 Cloud WAAP CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report, supporting the company’s positioning in cloud web application and API protection. F5 SecureIQLab report
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains mixed. Piper Sandler raised its price target to $461 and retained an overweight rating, while Morgan Stanley lifted its target to $415 but maintained an equal-weight rating. The consensus rating remains “Hold,” with an average target of $416.62. F5 analyst price targets
• Negative Sentiment: Several insiders reported sales executed under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans. The transactions included sales by the CFO, CTO and multiple executive vice presidents, totaling roughly $1.30 million on August 3, in addition to a director’s previously reported $1.56 million sale. These planned sales may create a modest overhang, although they do not necessarily indicate a change in the company’s outlook.

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.