Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of F5 Q4 Earnings

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for F5 in a research report issued on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the network technology company will earn $3.10 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.09. The consensus estimate for F5's current full-year earnings is $11.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for F5's Q3 2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.11 EPS.

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

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of F5 from $212.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $214.00 to $246.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on F5 from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of F5 from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, StockNews.com raised F5 from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $233.56.

F5 Trading Up 1.0 %

FFIV traded up $2.32 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $241.99. The stock had a trading volume of 157,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 533,259. F5 has a 12 month low of $159.01 and a 12 month high of $250.46. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $195.51. The firm has a market cap of $14.10 billion, a PE ratio of 25.07, a P/E/G ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.05.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in shares of F5 in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. bought a new position in F5 in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of F5 during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Family Firm Inc. bought a new stake in shares of F5 during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of F5 by 9,100.0% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 184 shares of the network technology company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.66% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,450 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 3rd. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $26,436,087.72. This trade represents a 1.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Francis J. Pelzer sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.67, for a total value of $130,602.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 29,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,492,007.75. This trade represents a 1.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 3,750 shares of company stock valued at $799,229. Company insiders own 0.58% of the company's stock.

F5 declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, October 28th that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the network technology company to repurchase up to 7.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management 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.