Zacks Research Comments on F5's Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:FFIV)

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of F5 in a report issued on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhagat now anticipates that the network technology company will post earnings of $2.58 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.57. The consensus estimate for F5's current full-year earnings is $10.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for F5's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.43 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.85 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.45 EPS.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The network technology company reported $3.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.45 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $747.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $730.43 million. F5 had a net margin of 20.13% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.76 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $212.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on F5 from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Barclays lifted their target price on F5 from $214.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of F5 from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of F5 from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $233.56.

F5 Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of FFIV stock traded down $4.81 on Thursday, reaching $242.05. The stock had a trading volume of 516,449 shares, compared to its average volume of 536,122. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.82, a P/E/G ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.05. The firm's 50-day moving average is $221.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $193.34. F5 has a 12 month low of $159.01 and a 12 month high of $250.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Family Firm Inc. acquired a new stake in F5 during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. acquired a new stake in F5 during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new stake in F5 in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Quest Partners LLC boosted its stake in F5 by 9,100.0% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 184 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of F5 during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In other news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,450 shares of F5 stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $218.26, for a total transaction of $316,477.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 121,122 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,436,087.72. This trade represents a 1.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Francis J. Pelzer sold 600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.67, for a total value of $130,602.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 29,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,492,007.75. This represents a 1.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 4,250 shares of company stock worth $897,594 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.58% of the company's stock.

F5 declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, October 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the network technology company to reacquire up to 7.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

About F5

F5, Inc provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud.