F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Sells $286,269.00 in Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $257.90, for a total transaction of $286,269.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 15,833 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,083,330.70. The trade was a 6.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

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

• 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 stock was sold at an average price of $248.66, for a total value 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 value of $263,058.90.
• On Monday, November 24th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.91, for a total value 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 value of $252,458.40.
• On Monday, November 3rd, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 8,318 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total value of $2,077,670.04.

F5 Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of F5 stock opened at $262.14 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $254.30 and a 200 day moving average of $291.60. F5, Inc. has a 52 week low of $223.76 and a 52 week high of $346.00. The company has a market cap of $15.23 billion, a PE ratio of 22.20, a P/E/G ratio of 8.36 and a beta of 0.99.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business 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. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on FFIV shares. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Barclays dropped their price target on F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Zacks Research downgraded F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of F5 from $350.00 to $315.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $291.11.

Key Stores Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buyers have modestly added to positions in recent quarters (several firms disclosed new or larger stakes), which provides some shareholder support amid the headlines. MarketBeat FFIV
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling — EVP Thomas Dean Fountain has been selling blocks of shares in multiple transactions during November–December; a routine disclosure but one some investors monitor for signal of insider sentiment. SEC Form 4
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest reporting appears anomalous in the December update (values shown as zero/NaN) — treat that data point cautiously until an accurate release is posted.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple class‑action lawsuits filed or announced by several firms allege F5 misled investors about the impact and timing of a nation‑state cybersecurity intrusion (class period broadly Oct 28, 2024–Oct 27, 2025). Consolidated litigation could mean substantial defense costs, settlements and ongoing headline risk. Hagens Berman notice
• Negative Sentiment: Additional law firms (Bronstein, Robbins, Rosen, Kahn Swick & Foti, Faruqi & Faruqi, etc.) have publicized investigations and filed or invited lead‑plaintiff motions; the deadline to seek lead plaintiff is mid‑February 2026 — this increases the likelihood of consolidated multi‑firm litigation and continued stock volatility. Bronstein notice
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst notes are mixed-to‑negative: Zacks Research reiterated a “Strong Sell” and made only tiny EPS estimate tweaks, while brokers have trimmed target prices and shifted ratings toward hold/cautious; that can limit near‑term analyst support for the stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FFIV. MGO One Seven LLC increased its position in shares of F5 by 0.8% during the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 4,927 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,450,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its stake in F5 by 0.6% during the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of F5 by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 1,805 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $481,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of F5 by 4.5% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,047 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of F5 by 2.6% in the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,834 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $540,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

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.