Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV Buys New Stake in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 5,462 shares of the network technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,765,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MGO One Seven LLC grew its position in shares of F5 by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,450,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd lifted its position in F5 by 0.6% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 7,386 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $2,387,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Ethic Inc. boosted its stake in F5 by 0.5% in the second quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 9,849 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $2,913,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of F5 by 4.9% during the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,002 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of F5 by 13.7% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 414 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $122,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results and guidance: F5 reported an EPS and revenue beat for the quarter ended Dec‑2025 and provided FY‑2026 and Q2 guidance, which supports near‑term revenue and profit momentum and helps justify upgraded price targets and outperformance calls. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Several firms recently raised price targets or maintained constructive views after the quarter (Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs among them), which can attract buyer interest and limit downside.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider activity: A disclosure shows an insider sold 199 shares (small position, Feb. 3), a modest signal that sometimes adds short‑term selling but is not materially dilutive. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analytical coverage: Recent pieces examine F5’s key metrics and reliance on international revenue — useful background for investors but not immediate catalysts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Litigation and regulatory risk: Multiple law firms have filed or issued investor alerts about a securities class action alleging F5 misled the market about security of its BIG‑IP products and a long‑term undetected intrusion (claims include source‑code theft and potential nation‑state involvement). These filings increase the risk of costly litigation, regulatory probes, and customer/contract friction. Representative notices: Read More., Read More., Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on FFIV shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $325.00 price target (up previously from $295.00) on shares of F5 in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut F5 from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $309.89.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of FFIV opened at $276.57 on Monday. F5, Inc. has a 1-year low of $223.76 and a 1-year high of $346.00. The stock has a market cap of $15.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.92 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $263.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $285.83.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. F5 had a return on equity of 22.08% and a net margin of 22.45%.The firm had revenue of $822.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.97 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.84 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,309 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.11, for a total value of $310,376.99. Following the transaction, the director owned 8,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,041,517.10. This trade represents a 13.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 3,343 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.87, for a total transaction of $875,431.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,110,672.20. This represents a 29.32% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 17,241 shares of company stock worth $4,350,054 in the last 90 days. 0.48% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

F5 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.