F5, Inc. $FFIV Shares Sold by Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC cut its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 76.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,932 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 6,449 shares during the quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC’s holdings in F5 were worth $624,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Alberta Investment Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at about $883,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its holdings in F5 by 17.4% during the second 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 lifted its holdings in F5 by 27.0% in the third quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd now owns 26,330 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $8,510,000 after acquiring an additional 5,600 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in F5 by 15.4% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,477 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $5,438,000 after acquiring an additional 2,461 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on FFIV shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $295.00 to $345.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $299.78.

F5 Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $261.55 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $15.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.14 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $253.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $287.93. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $346.00.

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, 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 firm had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.67 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 12,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,315,945. This represents a 8.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,309 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $237.11, for a total transaction of $310,376.99. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 8,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,041,517.10. This trade represents a 13.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 32,705 shares of company stock worth $8,152,655. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights F5’s strong earnings-surprise history and says the company currently has the factors that make another earnings-beat likely, which can support the stock near-term. Will F5 (FFIV) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple investor-rights firms issued deadlines/reminders for lead-plaintiff motions (common after large moves); these notices increase filings activity but are procedural and don’t by themselves change fundamentals. FFIV Stockholders Who Lost Money Investing in F5, Inc. Should Contact Robbins LLP for Information About Their Rights
• Negative Sentiment: Hagens Berman reports a securities class action alleging F5’s October disclosures about a material cybersecurity incident and the incident’s adverse impact on expected 2026 revenue; litigation risk and potential damages could pressure the stock and investor sentiment. F5, Inc. (FFIV) Cybersecurity Incident-Related Securities Class Action Pending As Adverse Financial Impact Clarified – Hagens Berman
• Negative Sentiment: Additional firms (Kahn Swick, Bronstein Gewirtz, Rosen, RGRD, etc.) have filed or publicized suits/alerts referencing the breach and class period; Kahn Swick notes an earlier ~24% stock decline tied to the breach—these coordinated filings keep legal headlines in the news cycle and may add volatility. F5, Inc. Securities Fraud Class Action Result of Data Breach and 24% Stock Decline – Kahn Swick & Foti

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.