Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Raises Position in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 66.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,500 shares of the network technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,200 shares during the period. F5 comprises approximately 0.7% of Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.’s holdings in F5 were worth $3,393,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of FFIV. Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of F5 during the 2nd quarter valued at about $883,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in F5 by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 9,622 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $2,832,000 after acquiring an additional 1,428 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in F5 during the second quarter valued at approximately $240,000. Railway Pension Investments Ltd boosted its position in shares of F5 by 27.0% in the third quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd now owns 26,330 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $8,510,000 after purchasing an additional 5,600 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of F5 by 15.4% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,477 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $5,438,000 after purchasing an additional 2,461 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

F5 Price Performance

Shares of FFIV opened at $270.43 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.39 and a beta of 0.98. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $223.76 and a 1 year high of $346.00. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $256.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $286.88.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.96 by $0.43. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The company had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.67 earnings per share. F5’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at F5

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.99, for a total value of $308,087.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 150,323 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,625,047.77. This trade represents a 0.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 11,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,995,910.19. This represents a 8.87% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 33,815 shares of company stock worth $8,444,286 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on FFIV. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research raised F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised F5 from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $315.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Evercore ISI reiterated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $299.78.

F5 News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — F5 reported $4.45 EPS and $822.5M in revenue, both well above consensus, signaling better margin and top‑line execution. Quarterly results & conference call
• Positive Sentiment: Raised guidance — F5 set Q2 EPS guidance of $3.34–$3.46 (vs. ~3.05 consensus) and FY 2026 EPS of $15.65–$16.05 (vs. ~13.81 consensus); revenue guidance also topped or matched Street views, which materially improves FY outlook. View Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Shares jumped in after‑hours trading on the beat + guidance combo, reflecting strong investor enthusiasm and a re‑rating of growth prospects. F5 stock surges 13% after topping estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Legal risk — Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead‑plaintiff motions in securities class actions related to a previously disclosed “material cybersecurity incident” and its impact on 2026 revenue expectations; this raises potential litigation costs and distraction risk. Hagens Berman investor alert on FFIV
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing investor reminders — Several firms (Rosen, Pomerantz, Bernstein, others) are issuing deadline alerts to F5 shareholders about joining class actions, keeping legal headlines and potential settlements in play. ROSEN investor alert

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.