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 business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were 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 $2,995,910.19. This trade represents a 8.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

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

• On Monday, January 12th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.00, for a total value of $294,150.00.
• 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 stock was 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 transaction 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 transaction of $263,058.90.
• On Monday, November 24th, Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,110 shares of F5 stock. The stock was 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 shares were 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 Down 1.0%

Shares of FFIV opened at $259.26 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a twelve month low of $223.76 and a twelve month high of $346.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $254.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $287.47.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The network technology company reported $4.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.96 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $810.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.06 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.76% and a net margin of 22.42%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.67 earnings per share. F5 has set its FY 2026 guidance at 14.500-15.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FFIV. Patton Fund Management Inc. increased its holdings in F5 by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. now owns 921 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its position in shares of F5 by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 12,356 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $3,153,000 after buying an additional 1,565 shares in the last quarter. Monarch Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of F5 by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Monarch Capital Management Inc. now owns 14,497 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $3,701,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in F5 in the fourth quarter valued at $261,000. Finally, Pacific Sage Partners LLC boosted its stake in F5 by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Pacific Sage Partners LLC now owns 7,122 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,818,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about F5

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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on FFIV. Piper Sandler upgraded shares of F5 from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $277.00 to $295.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded F5 from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $315.00 to $325.00 in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Bank of America decreased their target price on F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $299.78.

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.