F5, Inc. $FFIV Shares Sold by QRG Capital Management Inc.

QRG Capital Management Inc. reduced its position in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 75.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,173 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 3,520 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in F5 were worth $379,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Whipplewood Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of F5 by 275.0% in the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 90 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in F5 by 288.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new position in shares of F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $45,000. CNB Bank purchased a new position in shares of F5 during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 2,128.6% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 156 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

F5 Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ FFIV opened at $259.26 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $254.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $287.47. F5, Inc. has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $346.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.95, a P/E/G ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.98.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. The business had revenue of $810.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $794.06 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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 research analysts expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Key F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect F5 to beat or at least print resilient metrics in the coming Q1 release; commentary highlights the company’s history of earnings surprises and favorable metric-level projections that could support upside if results and guidance come in strong. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Preview pieces are flagging the upcoming Q1 report as a catalyst — if F5 repeats its recent earnings-beat pattern or raises forward assumptions, sentiment and the stock could recover from the current pullback. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider activity: EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares at roughly $262.7 on Jan. 20 — part of a sequence of routine sales; such disposals are often portfolio management and not a definitive signal on company fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have launched or solicited participation in securities class actions following F5’s disclosure of a material cybersecurity incident (discovered Aug. 9, 2025) and the company’s guidance hit — litigation risk and potential settlements could be costly and create headline-driven volatility. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional plaintiff firm notices (Hagens Berman, Rosen, Faruqi, Bragar Eagel & Squire, Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, etc.) are circulating and reminding investors of a Feb. 17, 2026 lead‑plaintiff deadline — continued legal solicitations keep the issue in the news and increase the odds of protracted litigation and settlement costs. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Firms highlighting alleged investor harm point to the prior share decline after the breach disclosure; until the company resolves the revenue impact and legal exposure, valuation may face downward pressure and elevated volatility. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of F5 from $321.00 to $267.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Piper Sandler raised shares of F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $277.00 to $295.00 in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Zacks Research raised F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded F5 from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $315.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $299.78.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.73, for a total value of $291,630.30. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 11,403 shares in the company, valued at $2,995,910.19. This trade represents a 8.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,309 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the director directly owned 8,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,041,517.10. The trade was a 13.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 33,815 shares of company stock worth $8,444,286. 0.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.