Analysts Set Expectations for F5’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:FFIV)

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of F5 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the network technology company will earn $2.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.42. The consensus estimate for F5’s current full-year earnings is $11.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for F5’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.55 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.14 EPS.

FFIV has been the topic of a number of other reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on F5 from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, January 17th. StockNews.com raised F5 from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on F5 from $260.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of F5 from $180.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of F5 from $246.00 to $296.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, F5 has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $295.00.

F5 Price Performance

NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $310.45 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.86, a PEG ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 1.06. F5 has a one year low of $159.01 and a one year high of $312.76. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $269.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $235.98.

F5 declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program 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 buy up to 7.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, Director Alan Higginson sold 825 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $239.77, for a total value of $197,810.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 9,882 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,369,407.14. The trade was a 7.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Lyra Amber Schramm sold 253 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Saturday, February 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $297.26, for a total value of $75,206.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $59,452. This represents a 55.85 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 12,399 shares of company stock worth $3,652,867. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of F5

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in F5 in the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Crowley Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of F5 in the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in F5 in the 4th quarter worth $43,000. Friedenthal Financial purchased a new position in F5 during the fourth quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in F5 by 31.8% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 203 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.