F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $14.04-$14.31 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.13. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.93-$2.96 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.91 billion. F5 also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 14.040-14.310 EPS.

F5 Stock Down 2.0 %

F5 stock traded down $4.75 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $234.20. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 316,552 shares, compared to its average volume of 533,414. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.06. F5 has a twelve month low of $149.40 and a twelve month high of $250.46. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $213.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $189.31.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) 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 the consensus estimate of $3.45 by $0.22. F5 had a net margin of 19.94% and a return on equity of 21.03%. The firm had revenue of $747.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $730.43 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.76 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that F5 will post 10.17 earnings per share for the current year.

F5 declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase 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 often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on FFIV shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted 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. StockNews.com raised shares of F5 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of F5 from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of F5 from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of F5 from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Seven 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $233.56.

Insider Activity at F5

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,450 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $188.35, for a total value of $273,107.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 124,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,359,543.70. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other F5 news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.65, for a total transaction of $201,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 10,707 shares in the company, valued at $2,159,066.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 1,450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $188.35, for a total transaction of $273,107.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 124,022 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,359,543.70. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 6,551 shares of company stock valued at $1,334,698. Insiders own 0.58% of the company’s stock.

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.