F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Sells $291,630.30 in Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.73, for a total value of $291,630.30. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,403 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,995,910.19. This represents a 8.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Thomas Dean Fountain also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 12th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.00, for a total value of $294,150.00.
• On Monday, January 5th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.79, for a total value of $292,806.90.
• On Monday, December 29th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,100 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.86, for a total value of $289,146.00.
• On Monday, December 22nd, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $257.90, for a total transaction of $286,269.00.
• On Monday, December 15th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $264.76, for a total transaction of $293,883.60.
• On Monday, December 8th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.66, for a total transaction of $276,012.60.
• On Monday, December 1st, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.99, for a total transaction of $263,058.90.
• On Monday, November 24th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.91, for a total transaction of $260,750.10.
• On Tuesday, November 18th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $227.44, for a total transaction of $252,458.40.
• On Monday, November 3rd, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total transaction of $2,077,670.04.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $259.26 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $223.76 and a 1 year high of $346.00. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $254.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $287.37. The firm has a market cap of $15.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.95, a PEG ratio of 8.13 and a beta of 0.98.

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

Key F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect F5 to beat or at least print resilient metrics in the coming Q1 release; commentary highlights the company’s history of earnings surprises and favorable metric-level projections that could support upside if results and guidance come in strong. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Preview pieces are flagging the upcoming Q1 report as a catalyst — if F5 repeats its recent earnings-beat pattern or raises forward assumptions, sentiment and the stock could recover from the current pullback. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider activity: EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares at roughly $262.7 on Jan. 20 — part of a sequence of routine sales; such disposals are often portfolio management and not a definitive signal on company fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have launched or solicited participation in securities class actions following F5’s disclosure of a material cybersecurity incident (discovered Aug. 9, 2025) and the company’s guidance hit — litigation risk and potential settlements could be costly and create headline-driven volatility. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional plaintiff firm notices (Hagens Berman, Rosen, Faruqi, Bragar Eagel & Squire, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, etc.) are circulating and reminding investors of a Feb. 17, 2026 lead‑plaintiff deadline — continued legal solicitations keep the issue in the news and increase the odds of protracted litigation and settlement costs. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Firms highlighting alleged investor harm point to the prior share decline after the breach disclosure; until the company resolves the revenue impact and legal exposure, valuation may face downward pressure and elevated volatility. Read More.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $207,492,000. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec increased its position in F5 by 169.2% in the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 462,740 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $149,553,000 after buying an additional 290,828 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in F5 by 422.7% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 347,125 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $112,187,000 after buying an additional 280,719 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of F5 by 40.8% during the second quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 789,283 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $232,302,000 after acquiring an additional 228,790 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in shares of F5 by 217.7% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 229,591 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $74,142,000 after acquiring an additional 157,318 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI restated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Piper Sandler raised F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $277.00 to $295.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded F5 from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $315.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $295.00 to $345.00 in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $299.78.

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.