F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 14.040-14.310 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 14.180. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.9 billion-$3.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion. F5 also updated its FY25 guidance to $14.04-$14.31 EPS.

F5 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FFIV traded up $27.98 on Tuesday, hitting $246.34. 880,297 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 521,511. F5 has a one year low of $148.10 and a one year high of $250.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.50, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $211.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $188.60.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 29th. The network technology company reported $3.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.97 by $0.39. F5 had a return on equity of 21.03% and a net margin of 19.94%. The business had revenue of $695.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $686.06 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.46 EPS. F5’s quarterly revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that F5 will post 10.17 earnings per share for the current year.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on FFIV shares. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on F5 from $185.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on F5 from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of F5 from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on F5 from $186.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of F5 from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $222.56.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other F5 news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $188.35, for a total transaction of $273,107.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 124,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,359,543.70. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,450 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $188.35, for a total transaction of $273,107.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 124,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,359,543.70. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 851 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.71, for a total transaction of $163,996.21. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 16,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,083,360. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 6,551 shares of company stock valued at $1,334,698 over the last ninety days. 0.58% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.