F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Price Target Raised to $345.00 at Royal Bank Of Canada

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) had its target price increased by Royal Bank Of Canada from $325.00 to $345.00 in a report published on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. Royal Bank Of Canada currently has an outperform rating on the network technology company’s stock.

FFIV has been the subject of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen cut F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Zacks Research raised F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $325.00 target price (up previously from $295.00) on shares of F5 in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Evercore ISI reissued a “cautious” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $309.89.

F5 Trading Up 8.1%

FFIV stock opened at $292.30 on Wednesday. F5 has a one year low of $223.76 and a one year high of $346.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $257.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $286.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.61 billion, a PE ratio of 24.75, a P/E/G ratio of 8.48 and a beta of 0.98.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. The business had revenue of $822.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $755.97 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.45% and a return on equity of 22.20%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.84 earnings per share. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that F5 will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at F5

In related news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,309 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 8,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,041,517.10. This trade represents a 13.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 9,436 shares of F5 stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.77, for a total transaction of $2,356,829.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 25,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,404,352.57. This trade represents a 26.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 37,158 shares of company stock worth $9,319,717. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F5

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in F5 by 166.5% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 62,906 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $16,750,000 after buying an additional 39,305 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 1,281.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 897 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 38.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 298,297 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $79,428,000 after acquiring an additional 82,835 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in shares of F5 during the 1st quarter valued at about $257,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of F5 by 288.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting F5

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: F5 beat Q1 expectations and raised guidance — reported $4.45 EPS vs. ~$3.63 consensus and $822.5M revenue vs. ~$756M; company raised FY26 EPS guidance to 15.65–16.05 and Q2 EPS to 3.34–3.46, driving the rally. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital raised its price target to $345 and maintained an outperform rating — implies meaningful upside (~18% from recent levels) and supports further upside momentum. RBC PT Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded FFIV to a #1 (Strong Buy), adding sell-side optimism to the post-earnings momentum. Zacks Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Barclays raised its price target modestly to $283 but kept an equal-weight rating — a mild offset to bullish activity. Barclays Note
• Neutral Sentiment: An F5 EVP sold 3,343 shares at ~$261.87 (SEC Form 4 filed). Insider sales can be neutral/benign but are monitored by investors. SEC Form 4
• Neutral Sentiment: Post-earnings commentary (e.g., Seeking Alpha) points to strong systems/product demand and AI tailwinds but also flags margin pressure from memory costs and competitive/operational risks — suggests a wait-on-valuation posture for some investors. Seeking Alpha Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have issued investor alerts and are soliciting plaintiffs in securities-class actions tied to a prior material cybersecurity incident and an earlier stock decline; deadlines to seek lead-plaintiff status are approaching — this raises legal and reputational risk that could weigh on the stock. Hagens Berman Alert Rosen Notice

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.