Savant Capital LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Savant Capital LLC reduced its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 39.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,525 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 2,256 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in F5 were worth $1,037,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FFIV. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of F5 by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 5,387,700 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,434,583,000 after purchasing an additional 312,415 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in F5 by 659.3% in the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 316,992 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $84,405,000 after acquiring an additional 275,244 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its position in F5 by 40.8% in the second quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 789,283 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $232,302,000 after acquiring an additional 228,790 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in F5 by 37.5% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 828,900 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $216,757,000 after acquiring an additional 226,231 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of F5 during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $46,920,000. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FFIV has been the topic of a number of research reports. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Bank of America dropped their price target on F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, F5 has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $295.56.

F5 Stock Down 0.5%

FFIV stock opened at $238.87 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $302.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $298.39. F5, Inc. has a twelve month low of $227.04 and a twelve month high of $346.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.72 billion, a PE ratio of 20.23, a PEG ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $3.67 earnings per share. 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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total value of $2,077,670.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,493 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,618,301.54. This trade represents a 27.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 2,701 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $316.57, for a total value of $855,055.57. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 24,117 shares of company stock valued at $6,297,504 in the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.