Empowered Funds LLC Sells 5,176 Shares of F5, Inc. $FFIV

Empowered Funds LLC trimmed its holdings in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 11.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,268 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 5,176 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in F5 were worth $11,940,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of F5 during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of F5 by 109.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 107 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of F5 in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its stake in shares of F5 by 963.6% during the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 117 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC raised its stake in shares of F5 by 113.8% during the 1st quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 124 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on FFIV shares. Evercore upgraded F5 from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $475.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, F5 presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $408.67.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Edward Cooper Werner sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total value of $1,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 406 shares in the company, valued at approximately $162,400. This represents a 86.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 6,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.19, for a total value of $2,171,178.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,832 shares in the company, valued at $7,295,158.08. This trade represents a 22.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,579 shares of company stock valued at $7,836,860. 0.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

F5 News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: F5 exceeded expectations in fiscal Q3, reporting adjusted EPS of $4.73 versus the $4.00 consensus and revenue of $865.1 million versus $834.6 million. Revenue increased 10.9% year over year. FFIV Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates on Systems Strength, Raises View
• Positive Sentiment: Strong systems demand, hybrid-multicloud adoption and application-security growth led management to raise its fiscal 2026 outlook. Analysts also increased estimates and price targets, including JPMorgan’s target rising to $515 with an overweight rating. Analysts Increase Forecasts on F5
• Positive Sentiment: F5 plans to acquire CalypsoAI to add advanced AI guardrails for large enterprises, strengthening its positioning in enterprise AI security. F5 to Acquire CalypsoAI

F5 Stock Performance

NASDAQ FFIV opened at $386.95 on Thursday. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $435.00. The company has a market capitalization of $21.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.81, a P/E/G ratio of 4.73 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a fifty day moving average of $401.29 and a 200-day moving average of $332.59.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The company had revenue of $865.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $834.60 million. F5 had a net margin of 21.95% and a return on equity of 21.54%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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, analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 12.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.