Thomas Dean Fountain Sells 1,110 Shares of F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Stock

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $265.00, for a total transaction of $294,150.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 12,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,315,945. This trade represents a 8.15% 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 5th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The shares were 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 value 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 value 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 stock was 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 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 Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of FFIV stock opened at $273.99 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a 12-month low of $223.76 and a 12-month high of $346.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $251.78 and its 200 day moving average is $288.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.20, a P/E/G ratio of 8.52 and a beta of 0.98.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $794.06 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.42% and a return on equity of 21.76%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.67 EPS. 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, equities analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of FFIV. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. lifted its position in shares of F5 by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. now owns 21,913 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $5,594,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management lifted its position in F5 by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 1,064 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 532 shares during the last quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of F5 in the 4th quarter valued at about $307,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of F5 by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,183 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in F5 by 366.9% during the fourth quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 1,382 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $353,000 after buying an additional 1,086 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: J.P. Morgan upgraded F5 from Neutral to Overweight and raised its price target to $345, signaling stronger institutional conviction and driving buying interest. J.P. Morgan Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Product momentum: F5’s NGINXaaS for Google Cloud got positive coverage for advancing cloud‑native application delivery and security — a commercial catalyst supporting long‑term cloud revenue growth. NGINXaaS for Google Cloud
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling: EVP Thomas Dean Fountain disclosed the sale of 1,110 shares on Jan. 12 (part of a pattern of periodic sales). Insider sales are disclosed and not uncommon; absent other context they are neutral-to-mildly negative. SEC Form 4
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks trimmed a near‑term EPS estimate very slightly and retains a Hold — a modest analyst caution but not a material revision. MarketBeat / Zacks note
• Negative Sentiment: Litigation risk: Multiple plaintiff firms have filed or are soliciting for a securities class action alleging F5 under‑disclosed the financial impact of a material cybersecurity incident discovered Aug. 9, 2025. Notices from Hagens Berman, Robbins Geller and others warn of potential litigation costs, reputational harm and further scrutiny of guidance — a clear near‑term headwind. Representative notices: Hagens Berman Robbins Geller

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on FFIV shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Evercore ISI restated a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus 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.