Zacks Research Forecasts F5’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:FFIV)

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for F5 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhagat now forecasts that the network technology company will post earnings of $2.58 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The network technology company reported $3.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.45 by $0.22. F5 had a return on equity of 20.80% and a net margin of 20.13%. The firm had revenue of $747.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $730.43 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.76 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on FFIV. Barclays upped their target price on shares of F5 from $214.00 to $246.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on F5 from $212.00 to $241.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of F5 from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned 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 target price of $233.56.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $246.86 on Thursday. F5 has a 52-week low of $159.01 and a 52-week high of $250.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.82, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $221.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $193.34.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in shares of F5 during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. bought a new stake in shares of F5 in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of F5 in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Quest Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of F5 by 9,100.0% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 184 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kathleen S. Wright Associates Inc. bought a new position in F5 in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other F5 news, CFO Francis J. Pelzer sold 600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.67, for a total transaction of $130,602.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 29,825 shares in the company, valued at $6,492,007.75. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,450 shares of F5 stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $218.26, for a total value of $316,477.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 121,122 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,436,087.72. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 29,825 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,492,007.75. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 4,250 shares of company stock worth $897,594. Corporate insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

F5 declared that its Board of Directors has initiated 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 repurchase up to 7.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

F5 Company Profile

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.