Johnson Financial Group Inc. Makes New $2.52 Million Investment in F5, Inc. $FFIV

Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,054 shares of the network technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,518,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in F5 in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $4,361,000. West Family Investments Inc. bought a new position in F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at $497,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,937,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,094,000. Finally, Aljian Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at $293,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FFIV has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of F5 from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of F5 from $380.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $416.62.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other F5 news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,208 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $414.63, for a total value of $500,873.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,341,917.80. This trade represents a 13.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Edward Cooper Werner sold 2,500 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total transaction of $1,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 406 shares in the company, valued at approximately $162,400. This represents a 86.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 15,699 shares of company stock worth $6,316,411 over the last ninety days. 0.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

F5 Trading Down 2.8%

NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $382.63 on Thursday. F5, Inc. has a 1-year low of $223.76 and a 1-year high of $435.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $404.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $346.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.46, a PEG ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 1.03.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.73. The company had revenue of $865.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $834.60 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.54% and a net margin of 21.95%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.16 EPS. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that F5, Inc. will post 13.65 earnings per share for the current year.

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.