Sienna Gestion Purchases 4,343 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Sienna Gestion raised its holdings in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 11.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 43,679 shares of the network technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,343 shares during the quarter. F5 makes up about 0.8% of Sienna Gestion’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Sienna Gestion owned approximately 0.08% of F5 worth $11,737,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of F5 by 275.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in F5 by 134.1% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise acquired a new position in shares of F5 in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in F5 in the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in F5 by 288.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 9,436 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.77, for a total transaction of $2,356,829.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 25,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,404,352.57. The trade was a 26.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.57, for a total transaction of $855,055.57. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 29,414 shares of company stock valued at $8,004,410 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

F5 Price Performance

F5 stock opened at $246.49 on Thursday. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $227.04 and a 52 week high of $346.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $310.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $299.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock has a market cap of $14.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.87, a P/E/G ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.06.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The company had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.67 EPS. F5’s revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Bank of America dropped their target price on F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of F5 from $352.00 to $336.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $295.56.

F5 Profile

F5, Inc provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company’s distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud.