Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Reduces Stock Holdings in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lowered its holdings in F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 37.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,909 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 8,340 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in F5 were worth $4,496,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alberta Investment Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of F5 in the second quarter valued at approximately $883,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,428 shares in the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at $240,000. Railway Pension Investments Ltd lifted its holdings in F5 by 27.0% in the 3rd quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd now owns 26,330 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $8,510,000 after purchasing an additional 5,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in F5 by 15.4% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,477 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $5,438,000 after purchasing an additional 2,461 shares in 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: Q1 results and guidance: F5 reported an EPS and revenue beat for the quarter ended Dec‑2025 and provided FY‑2026 and Q2 guidance, which supports near‑term revenue and profit momentum and helps justify upgraded price targets and outperformance calls. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support: Several firms recently raised price targets or maintained constructive views after the quarter (Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs among them), which can attract buyer interest and limit downside.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider activity: A disclosure shows an insider sold 199 shares (small position, Feb. 3), a modest signal that sometimes adds short‑term selling but is not materially dilutive. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analytical coverage: Recent pieces examine F5’s key metrics and reliance on international revenue — useful background for investors but not immediate catalysts. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Litigation and regulatory risk: Multiple law firms have filed or issued investor alerts about a securities class action alleging F5 misled the market about security of its BIG‑IP products and a long‑term undetected intrusion (claims include source‑code theft and potential nation‑state involvement). These filings increase the risk of costly litigation, regulatory probes, and customer/contract friction. Representative notices: Read More., Read More., Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on F5 from $260.00 to $250.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $309.89.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of F5 stock opened at $276.57 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $263.32 and a 200 day moving average of $285.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.88, a PEG ratio of 7.92 and a beta of 1.00. F5, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $223.76 and a fifty-two week high of $346.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 22.08% and a net margin of 22.45%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.84 EPS. F5 has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.460 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 15.650-16.050 EPS. Analysts forecast that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 199 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.37, for a total value of $55,992.63. Following the sale, the insider owned 177 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,802.49. The trade was a 52.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 3,343 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.87, for a total value of $875,431.41. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,110,672.20. This trade represents a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 17,241 shares of company stock valued at $4,350,054. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.