FFIV

F5, INC.

Nasdaq · Computer Communications Equipment · Inc. WA · CIK 0001048695
$396.16 +0.59% $22.4B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)30 New Institutional Positions20 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$22.4B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (55%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$10.8B
Inst. Activity30 buys / 20 sells
Insider Activity0B / 13S
Insider Net $-$7.6M
SEC Reports8
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Computer Communications Equipment·Inc. WA·CIK 0001048695·Prev Close $393.84

Recent Activity

Jun 10, 2026 Insider
Buse Elizabeth sold 214 shares
Director @ $398.53 ($85.3K)
Jun 2, 2026 Insider
Werner Edward Cooper sold 2,500 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $400.00 ($1.0M)
May 18, 2026 dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.1M shares, 45,988 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,074,218 shares across 45,988 trades.
May 8, 2026 Insider
WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL sold 6,200 shares
EVP, Worldwide Sales @ $350.19 ($2.2M)
May 7, 2026 SEC
Six F5 insiders sold $2.46M in open-market shares over a week, following the company's strong Q2 earnings beat. The sale
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 5, 2026 SEC
Two F5 insiders (CTO and Chief Product & Marketing Officer) sold a total of ~$1.33M in open-market shares on May 4, 2026
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Apr 28, 2026 SEC
F5 appointed Anand Eswaran (CEO of Veeam Software) to its board of directors, effective April 24, 2026. This is a routin
8-K — Impact 2/10
Inst.
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP — TRIM
1,476,987 shares ($427.3M)

Price Targets

$409.00 +3.2% upside Hold
Current $396.16 Low $300.00 Median $404.50 High $490.00 10 analysts
$300.00 $490.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold55% buy · 20 analysts
3Strong Buy
8Buy
8Hold
1Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 9, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
May 29, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 29, 2026 RBC Capital REITERATE Outperform → Outperform
May 29, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
May 26, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Underperform → Underperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $4.00 $3.95 — $4.16 -4% YoY 12
Next Q $4.14 $4.07 — $4.27 -6% YoY 12
Current FY $16.49 $16.39 — $16.77 4% YoY 13
Next FY $17.69 ▲ +1.2% $16.68 — $18.35 7% YoY 13

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
Erste Asset Management GmbH
BlackRock, Inc.$1.8B
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL$1.3B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$1.1B
STATE STREET CORP$861.9M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 10, 2026Buse ElizabethSELL$85.3K
Jun 2, 2026Werner EdwardSELL$1.0M
May 8, 2026WHALEN CHADSELL$2.2M
May 8, 2026Werner EdwardSELL$525.0K
May 5, 2026FOUNTAIN THOMASSELL$439.0K
50 institutional holders with $10.8B total value (37,318,846 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: Erste, BlackRock,, HOTCHKIS. Net buying activity: 30 institutions added/increased vs 20 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1Erste Asset Management GmbH$0.000.0%
2BlackRock, Inc.6,234,427$1.8B16.8%
3HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC4,579,301$1.3B12.3%
4VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC3,670,141$1.1B9.9%
5STATE STREET CORP2,979,029$861.9M8.0%
6VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC2,975,594$860.9M8.0%
7FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP1,476,987$427.3M4.0%TRIM -46.4%
8Invesco Ltd.1,444,819$418.0M3.9%
9VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC1,021,541$295.6M2.7%DOUBLED +116.0%
10MORGAN STANLEY855,907$247.6M2.3%
11WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP817,666$236.6M2.2%
12AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC781,535$226.1M2.1%DOUBLED +301.6%
13ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.828,314$211.4M2.0%
14WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC649,948$188.0M1.7%
15DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP603,086$174.5M1.6%
16HSBC HOLDINGS PLC579,679$167.7M1.6%
17CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC509,055$147.3M1.4%
18Legal & General Group Plc490,494$141.9M1.3%
19Point72 Asset Management, L.P.482,256$139.5M1.3%ADD +34.2%
20VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC423,319$122.5M1.1%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPTRIM2,753,6521,476,987-46.4%$427.3M2026-Q1
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED472,9191,021,541+116.0%$295.6M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCDOUBLED194,601781,535+301.6%$226.1M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.ADD359,267482,256+34.2%$139.5M2026-Q1
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\TRIM958,947405,551-57.7%$117.3M2026-Q1
AmundiTRIM507,755283,536-44.2%$82.0M2026-Q1
Freestone Grove Partners LPNEW283,480$82.0M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS COADD196,205256,408+30.7%$74.2M2026-Q1
Allianz Asset Management GmbHTRIM364,355182,404-49.9%$52.8M2026-Q1
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/TRIM302,939174,058-42.5%$50.4M2026-Q1
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUNDADD50,40087,400+73.4%$25.3M2026-Q1
Swiss Life Asset Management LtdDOUBLED21,30356,951+167.3%$19.0M2026-Q1
NISSAY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP /JAPANADD27,38754,146+97.7%$15.7M2026-Q1
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.ADD28,69648,914+70.5%$14.2M2026-Q1
Neuberger Berman Group LLCDOUBLED9,26740,707+339.3%$11.8M2026-Q1
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET ALADD20,13737,808+87.8%$10.9M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.TRIM59,77631,842-46.7%$9.2M2026-Q1
Pictet Asset Management Holding SATRIM52,92125,632-51.6%$7.4M2026-Q1
Tredje AP-fondenDOUBLED7,68325,526+232.2%$7.4M2026-Q1
Cerity Partners LLCDOUBLED6,60119,316+192.6%$5.6M2026-Q1
Holocene Advisors, LPDOUBLED7,52815,993+112.4%$4.6M2026-Q1
Rafferty Asset Management, LLCTRIM19,92514,894-25.2%$4.3M2026-Q1
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLCADD8,85611,659+31.7%$3.4M2026-Q1
Brevan Howard Capital Management LPDOUBLED2,20910,760+387.1%$3.1M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED2,8639,917+246.4%$2.9M2026-Q1
18 unique insiders with 50 transactions. Net insider value: -$7.6M ($0.00 bought, $7.6M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 10, 2026Buse ElizabethDirectorSELL214$398.53$85.3K
Jun 2, 2026Werner Edward CooperChief Financial OfficerSELL2,500$400.00$1.0M
May 8, 2026WHALEN CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide SalesSELL6,200$350.19$2.2M
May 8, 2026Werner Edward CooperChief Financial OfficerSELL1,500$350.00$525.0K
May 5, 2026FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEANEVP Global Services & StrategySELL1,328$330.58$439.0K
May 5, 2026Locoh-Donou FrancoisPresident, CEO & DirectorSELL40$331.05$13.2K
May 4, 2026ANAND KUNALChief Technology OfficerSELL3,123$322.33$1.0M
May 4, 2026Maddison John AnthonyChief Product Mkting OfficerSELL1,000$322.33$322.3K
May 4, 2026OKEKE ANGELIQUE MEVP, General CounselSELL842$322.33$271.4K
May 4, 2026Werner Edward CooperChief Financial OfficerSELL599$322.33$193.1K
May 4, 2026WHALEN CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide SalesSELL704$330.30$232.5K
May 1, 2026FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEANEVP Global Services & StrategyEXERCISE2,701
May 1, 2026ANAND KUNALChief Technology OfficerEXERCISE10,294
May 1, 2026ANAND KUNALChief Technology OfficerTAX W/H4,049$323.20$1.3M
May 1, 2026ANAND KUNALChief Technology OfficerEXERCISE623
May 1, 2026FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEANEVP Global Services & StrategyTAX W/H1,373$323.20$443.8K
May 1, 2026FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEANEVP Global Services & StrategyEXERCISE951
May 1, 2026Locoh-Donou FrancoisPresident, CEO & DirectorEXERCISE6,234
May 1, 2026Locoh-Donou FrancoisPresident, CEO & DirectorTAX W/H2,451$323.20$792.2K
May 1, 2026Locoh-Donou FrancoisPresident, CEO & DirectorEXERCISE2,114
May 1, 2026Maddison John AnthonyChief Product Mkting OfficerEXERCISE454
May 1, 2026OKEKE ANGELIQUE MEVP, General CounselEXERCISE113
May 1, 2026Maddison John AnthonyChief Product Mkting OfficerTAX W/H230$323.20$74.3K
May 1, 2026MONTOYA MICHAEL FChief Technology Ops OfficerEXERCISE2,137
May 1, 2026MONTOYA MICHAEL FChief Technology Ops OfficerTAX W/H840$323.20$271.5K
May 1, 2026MONTOYA MICHAEL FChief Technology Ops OfficerEXERCISE534
May 1, 2026OKEKE ANGELIQUE MEVP, General CounselEXERCISE1,775
May 1, 2026OKEKE ANGELIQUE MEVP, General CounselTAX W/H697$323.20$225.3K
May 1, 2026Werner Edward CooperChief Financial OfficerEXERCISE453
May 1, 2026WHALEN CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide SalesEXERCISE2,317
May 1, 2026Werner Edward CooperChief Financial OfficerEXERCISE987
May 1, 2026Werner Edward CooperChief Financial OfficerTAX W/H388$323.20$125.4K
May 1, 2026WHALEN CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide SalesTAX W/H910$323.20$294.1K
May 1, 2026WHALEN CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide SalesEXERCISE668
May 1, 2026Eswaran AnandDirectorAWARD916
Mar 25, 2026Werner Edward CooperChief Financial OfficerSELL1,000$300.00$300.0K
Mar 25, 2026Locoh-Donou FrancoisPresident, CEO & DirectorSELL3,334$300.00$1.0M
Mar 12, 2026MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESHDirectorAWARD987
Mar 12, 2026McReynolds MayaDirectorAWARD987
Mar 12, 2026Budnik MarianneDirectorAWARD987
Mar 12, 2026Buse ElizabethDirectorAWARD987
Mar 12, 2026Gonzalez Julie MarieDirectorAWARD987
Mar 12, 2026Erwin Tami A.DirectorAWARD987
Mar 12, 2026Combes MichelDirectorAWARD987
Mar 11, 2026HIGGINSON ALANDirectorEXERCISE934
Mar 11, 2026Dreyer Michael LDirectorEXERCISE934
Mar 11, 2026MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESHDirectorEXERCISE934
Mar 11, 2026McReynolds MayaDirectorEXERCISE934
Mar 11, 2026Budnik MarianneDirectorEXERCISE934
Mar 11, 2026Buse ElizabethDirectorEXERCISE934

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Hold (55% buy). Based on 20 analysts: 3 strong buy, 8 buy, 8 hold, 1 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$409.00 mean target +3.2% upside Hold (2.54)
$300.00 Low $490.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$396.16
Target Low$300.00
Target Mean$409.00
Target Median$404.50
Target High$490.00
# Analysts10
RecommendationHold (2.54)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$4.00 $3.95 $4.16 -3.8% +0.0% 1↑ 0↓ $0.8B 6.8% 12
Next Q
2026-09-30
$4.14 $4.07 $4.27 -5.7% +0.0% 1↑ 1↓ $0.9B 6.0% 12
Current FY
2026-09-30
$16.49 $16.39 $16.77 4.3% +0.0% 2↑ 1↓ $3.3B 7.6% 13
Next FY
2027-09-30
$17.69 $16.68 $18.35 7.3% +1.2% 5↑ 3↓ $3.5B 6.5% 13

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$4.000
7d ago$4.000
30d ago$3.999+0.001
60d ago$3.866+0.134
90d ago$3.866+0.134
9 analyst firms have rated this stock: 4 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 9, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
May 29, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 29, 2026 RBC Capital REITERATE Outperform Outperform
May 29, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 26, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Underperform Underperform
May 20, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 19, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
May 18, 2026 Evercore ISI Group UPGRADE In-Line Outperform
Apr 29, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 29, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 29, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 29, 2026 Needham REITERATE Hold Hold
Apr 16, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 28, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 28, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Jan 28, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 28, 2026 Piper Sandler REITERATE Overweight Overweight
Jan 28, 2026 Needham REITERATE Hold Hold
Jan 15, 2026 JP Morgan UPGRADE Neutral Overweight
Jan 5, 2026 RBC Capital UPGRADE Sector Perform Outperform
Jan 5, 2026 Piper Sandler UPGRADE Neutral Overweight
Dec 17, 2025 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20263881055%
May 1, 202636101045%
Apr 1, 202636101045%
Mar 1, 202636101045%
Feb 1, 202636101045%
Jan 1, 20261014225%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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No Reddit sentiment data available yet. Sentiment is analyzed from Reddit investment communities on a rolling basis.

May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.1M shares, 45,988 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,074,218 shares across 45,988 trades.
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.2M shares, 50,958 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,167,885 shares across 50,958 trades.
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.1M shares, 51,713 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 1,064,689 shares across 51,713 trades.
Apr 28, 2026
earnings_calendar
FFIV Q2 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-28
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 2.2M shares, 72,856 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 2,217,987 shares across 72,856 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.3M shares, 42,472 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 1,304,802 shares across 42,472 trades.
Apr 13, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 0.8M shares, 40,420 trades
Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 837,095 shares across 40,420 trades.
Apr 6, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 0.9M shares, 42,331 trades
Week starting 2026-04-06. Total ATS volume: 932,261 shares across 42,331 trades.
Mar 30, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 0.5M shares, 29,579 trades
Week starting 2026-03-30. Total ATS volume: 455,273 shares across 29,579 trades.
Mar 25, 2026
short_interest
FTD: FFIV — 7,816 shares ($2.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260325, Price: $289.04, FTD Value: $2,259,136.64, F5,INC. COMMON STOCK (WA)
Mar 24, 2026
short_interest
FTD: FFIV — 40,310 shares ($11.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260324, Price: $289.75, FTD Value: $11,679,822.5, F5,INC. COMMON STOCK (WA)
Mar 23, 2026
short_interest
FTD: FFIV — 40,317 shares ($11.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260323, Price: $284.28, FTD Value: $11,461,316.76, F5,INC. COMMON STOCK (WA)
Mar 23, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.0M shares, 44,670 trades
Week starting 2026-03-23. Total ATS volume: 979,190 shares across 44,670 trades.
Mar 16, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.1M shares, 45,444 trades
Week starting 2026-03-16. Total ATS volume: 1,142,958 shares across 45,444 trades.
Mar 12, 2026
short_interest
FTD: FFIV — 4,071 shares ($1.2M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260312, Price: $289.52, FTD Value: $1,178,635.92, F5,INC. COMMON STOCK (WA)