Envestnet Asset Management Inc. Decreases Stake in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) by 8.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 60,334 shares of the network technology company’s stock after selling 5,673 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. owned about 0.11% of F5 worth $19,499,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp increased its holdings in F5 by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,172,614 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $933,764,000 after acquiring an additional 48,057 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in F5 by 3.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,741,117 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $511,016,000 after purchasing an additional 64,420 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of F5 by 5.8% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,615,555 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $475,490,000 after purchasing an additional 87,923 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in shares of F5 by 6.4% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 839,561 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $271,338,000 after purchasing an additional 50,278 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the second quarter valued at approximately $207,492,000. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at F5

In other F5 news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.99, for a total transaction of $308,087.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 150,323 shares in the company, valued at $35,625,047.77. The trade was a 0.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 3,343 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $261.87, for a total value of $875,431.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at $2,110,672.20. This trade represents a 29.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 20,301 shares of company stock valued at $5,204,053. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key F5 News

Here are the key news stories impacting F5 this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised several near‑term and multi‑year EPS forecasts for F5 (including FY2026–FY2028 and certain quarterly tweaks), which supports upside to consensus earnings expectations and helped sentiment. Zacks estimates summary
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying reported in Q4 (notable positions added by Northwestern Mutual, Norges Bank, Deutsche Bank and UBS) signals strong fund conviction and may underpin the share price. Institutional ownership details
• Positive Sentiment: F5’s January quarter earlier this year beat EPS and revenue estimates and management set FY26 guidance above some expectations — a fundamental driver supporting the recent rally. Quarterly results and guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting for mid‑February shows anomalous zero values in some feeds (likely a reporting glitch); treat the strange numbers cautiously and rely on the January short‑interest snapshot instead.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting lead‑plaintiff claims in a securities class action alleging F5 misled investors about security issues in its BIG‑IP products (claims reference an alleged long‑term undetected intrusion). The Feb. 17 lead‑plaintiff deadline is driving a cluster of notices and heightening litigation risk and reputational uncertainty. Hagens Berman filing GlobeNewswire notice
• Negative Sentiment: Clustered insider selling disclosed Feb. 10 (including sales by the CTO and multiple EVPs) can spook investors even if sales are for diversification/liquidity — review the Form 4s for context. SEC Form 4

F5 Price Performance

FFIV stock opened at $273.93 on Friday. F5, Inc. has a 1 year low of $223.76 and a 1 year high of $346.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $266.74 and a 200 day moving average of $285.07. The company has a market cap of $15.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.66, a PEG ratio of 7.76 and a beta of 1.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The network technology company reported $4.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.82. The business had revenue of $822.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $755.97 million. F5 had a net margin of 22.45% and a return on equity of 22.08%. The business’s revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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 expect that F5, Inc. will post 11.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of F5 from $336.00 to $296.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. 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. Zacks Research raised shares of F5 from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $267.00 to $283.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on F5 from $285.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $309.89.

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.