F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Receives $382.67 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $382.6667.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on FFIV shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on F5 from $355.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $292.00 to $386.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Zacks Research raised shares of F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of F5 from $356.00 to $423.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Evercore upgraded shares of F5 from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $475.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 6,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $350.19, for a total transaction of $2,171,178.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 20,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,295,158.08. This trade represents a 22.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,783 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.39, for a total value of $1,276,346.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 146,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,592,618.71. This trade represents a 2.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,579 shares of company stock valued at $7,836,860. Corporate insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FFIV. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of F5 by 2.6% in the first quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,447 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $419,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in F5 by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,190 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $309,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Sage Partners LLC grew its stake in F5 by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Pacific Sage Partners LLC now owns 7,122 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $1,818,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. grew its stake in F5 by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 968 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $247,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in F5 by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,047 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $338,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $407.96 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.60 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $400.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $330.81. F5 has a 12 month low of $223.76 and a 12 month high of $435.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The firm had revenue of $865.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $834.60 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 21.96%.F5’s quarterly revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.16 EPS. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that F5 will post 12.78 earnings per share for the current year.

F5 News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: F5 exceeded quarterly expectations. Fiscal Q3 2026 EPS was $4.73, up from $4.16 a year earlier and above the roughly $4.00 analyst consensus. Revenue reached $865.1 million, topping estimates of approximately $834.6 million. F5 Networks Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Product growth remained strong. F5 reported 19% year-over-year product-revenue growth and 11% total-revenue growth, marking its eighth consecutive quarter of double-digit product growth. Management said customers continue to prioritize secure application and API delivery amid rising cybersecurity risks associated with artificial intelligence adoption. F5 Reports Third Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its outlook again. F5 increased its full-year revenue-growth forecast for the third time this year, reflecting robust demand for its secure networking solutions. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $17.21–$17.33 exceeds the $15.75 consensus, while fourth-quarter EPS guidance of $4.14–$4.26 is above the $3.95 consensus. Fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $870 million–$890 million also exceeds expectations. F5 Raises Annual Revenue Growth Forecast
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-earnings coverage had anticipated approximately $4.00 in EPS and $833.6 million in revenue, leaving the focus on whether F5 could deliver an earnings beat and raise its outlook—both of which occurred. F5 Earnings Preview

About F5

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.