Seizert Capital Partners LLC Sells 1,206 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Seizert Capital Partners LLC decreased its holdings in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 46,204 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 1,206 shares during the quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in F5 were worth $13,599,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC increased its holdings in F5 by 275.0% during the 2nd quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of F5 by 134.1% during the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 103 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise bought a new stake in F5 during the first quarter worth $34,000. Flaharty Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in F5 in the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of F5 by 288.1% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on FFIV. Barclays decreased their price target on F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Zacks Research lowered shares of F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on F5 from $355.00 to $277.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Evercore ISI reiterated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, F5 has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $295.56.

F5 Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $227.05 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.04 billion, a PE ratio of 19.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.53 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $226.00 and a 52-week high of $346.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $297.10 and a 200 day moving average of $298.10.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.67 EPS. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total value of $2,077,670.04. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 22,493 shares in the company, valued at $5,618,301.54. This trade represents a 27.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 9,436 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 24,117 shares of company stock valued at $6,297,504 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.