FFIV
F5, INC.
$396.19
+0.72%
$22.3B
No data for this timeframe.
Vol
Market Cap$22.3B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (55%)
Inst. Holders9 funds
Inst. Value$2.6B
Inst. Activity3 buys / 1 sells
Insider Activity0B / 12S
Insider Net $-$7.5M
SEC Reports8
Recent Activity
Jun 2, 2026
Insider
Werner Edward Cooper sold 2,500 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $400.00 ($1.0M)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.1M shares, 45,988 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,074,218 shares across 45,988 trades.
May 8, 2026
Insider
WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL sold 6,200 shares
EVP, Worldwide Sales @ $350.19 ($2.2M)
May 8, 2026
Insider
Werner Edward Cooper sold 1,500 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $350.00 ($525.0K)
May 7, 2026
SEC
Six F5 insiders sold $2.46M in open-market shares over a week, following the company's strong Q2 earnings beat. The sale
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 5, 2026
SEC
Two F5 insiders (CTO and Chief Product & Marketing Officer) sold a total of ~$1.33M in open-market shares on May 4, 2026
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Apr 28, 2026
SEC
F5 appointed Anand Eswaran (CEO of Veeam Software) to its board of directors, effective April 24, 2026. This is a routin
8-K — Impact 2/10
Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
805,870 shares ($205.7M)
Price Targets
$409.00
+3.5% upside
Hold
Current $395.23
Low $300.00
Median $404.50
High $490.00
10 analysts
$300.00
$490.00
Analyst Ratings
3Strong Buy
8Buy
8Hold
1Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | RBC Capital | MAINTAIN | Outperform → Outperform |
| May 29, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight |
| May 29, 2026 | RBC Capital | REITERATE | Outperform → Outperform |
| May 29, 2026 | Piper Sandler | MAINTAIN | Overweight → Overweight |
| May 26, 2026 | B of A Securities | MAINTAIN | Underperform → Underperform |
Earnings Estimates
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $4.00 | $3.95 — $4.16 | -4% YoY | 12 |
| Next Q | $4.14 | $4.07 — $4.27 | -6% YoY | 12 |
| Current FY | $16.49 | $16.39 — $16.77 | 4% YoY | 13 |
| Next FY | $17.69 ▲ +1.2% | $16.68 — $18.35 | 7% YoY | 13 |
Latest Reports
NEUTRAL
CLUSTER
3/10
Six F5 insiders sold $2.46M in open-market shares over a week, following the company's strong Q2 earnings beat. The sale
May 7, 2026
NEUTRAL
CLUSTER
2/10
Two F5 insiders (CTO and Chief Product & Marketing Officer) sold a total of ~$1.33M in open-market shares on May 4, 2026
May 5, 2026
Top Institutional Holders
| Fund | Value | Move |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | $1.9B | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY | $214.7M | ADD |
| NORGES BANK | $205.7M | NEW |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT | $128.5M | NEW |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP | $70.3M | ADD |
Recent Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Werner Edward | SELL | $1.0M |
| May 8, 2026 | WHALEN CHAD | SELL | $2.2M |
| May 8, 2026 | Werner Edward | SELL | $525.0K |
| May 5, 2026 | FOUNTAIN THOMAS | SELL | $439.0K |
| May 5, 2026 | Locoh-Donou Francois | SELL | $13.2K |
9 institutional holders with $2.6B total value (10,052,408 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, NORGES. Net buying activity: 3 institutions added/increased vs 1 reduced.
Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4
| # | Fund | Shares | Value | % of Tracked | Last Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD GROUP INC | 7,357,293 | $1.9B | 73.2% | — |
| 2 | MORGAN STANLEY | 841,054 | $214.7M | 8.4% | ADD +27.1% |
| 3 | NORGES BANK | 805,870 | $205.7M | 8.0% | NEW |
| 4 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 503,248 | $128.5M | 5.0% | NEW |
| 5 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 275,352 | $70.3M | 2.7% | ADD +41.9% |
| 6 | FMR LLC | 160,131 | $40.9M | 1.6% | ADD +27.3% |
| 7 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 68,119 | $17.4M | 0.7% | — |
| 8 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 28,027 | $7.2M | 0.3% | NEW |
| 9 | RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 13,314 | $3.4M | 0.1% | NEAR_EXIT -91.0% |
Recent Position Changes
| Fund | Action | Prev Shares | Curr Shares | Change % | Value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORGES BANK | NEW | — | 805,870 | — | $205.7M | 2025-Q4 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | ADD | 194,020 | 275,352 | +41.9% | $70.3M | 2025-Q4 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | NEW | — | 28,027 | — | $7.2M | 2025-Q4 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | NEAR_EXIT | 148,636 | 13,314 | -91.0% | $3.4M | 2025-Q4 |
| NORGES BANK | EXIT | 704,987 | 0 | -100.0% | $0.00 | 2025-Q3 |
| MORGAN STANLEY | ADD | 750,588 | 954,030 | +27.1% | $280.8M | 2025-Q2 |
| NORGES BANK | NEW | — | 704,987 | — | $207.5M | 2025-Q2 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | TRIM | 251,736 | 130,562 | -48.1% | $38.4M | 2025-Q2 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | EXIT | 16,347 | 0 | -100.0% | $0.00 | 2025-Q2 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | ADD | 334,143 | 444,033 | +32.9% | $118.2M | 2025-Q1 |
| UBS Group AG | TRIM | 757,500 | 423,966 | -44.0% | $112.9M | 2025-Q1 |
| FMR LLC | ADD | 89,100 | 113,447 | +27.3% | $30.2M | 2025-Q1 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | NEW | — | 16,347 | — | $4.4M | 2025-Q1 |
| NORGES BANK | EXIT | 680,507 | 0 | -100.0% | $0.00 | 2025-Q1 |
| UBS Group AG | DOUBLED | 261,888 | 757,500 | +189.2% | $190.5M | 2024-Q4 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | TRIM | 708,020 | 334,143 | -52.8% | $84.0M | 2024-Q4 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | NEW | — | 497,863 | — | $109.6M | 2024-Q3 |
18 unique insiders with 12 transactions. Net insider value: -$7.5M ($0.00 bought, $7.5M sold).
Insider Transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Werner Edward Cooper | Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 2,500 | $400.00 | $1.0M |
| May 8, 2026 | WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL | EVP, Worldwide Sales | SELL | 6,200 | $350.19 | $2.2M |
| May 8, 2026 | Werner Edward Cooper | Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 1,500 | $350.00 | $525.0K |
| May 5, 2026 | FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN | EVP Global Services & Strategy | SELL | 1,328 | $330.58 | $439.0K |
| May 5, 2026 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | SELL | 40 | $331.05 | $13.2K |
| May 4, 2026 | ANAND KUNAL | Chief Technology Officer | SELL | 3,123 | $322.33 | $1.0M |
| May 4, 2026 | Maddison John Anthony | Chief Product Mkting Officer | SELL | 1,000 | $322.33 | $322.3K |
| May 4, 2026 | OKEKE ANGELIQUE M | EVP, General Counsel | SELL | 842 | $322.33 | $271.4K |
| May 4, 2026 | Werner Edward Cooper | Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 599 | $322.33 | $193.1K |
| May 4, 2026 | WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL | EVP, Worldwide Sales | SELL | 704 | $330.30 | $232.5K |
| May 1, 2026 | FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN | EVP Global Services & Strategy | M | 2,701 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | ANAND KUNAL | Chief Technology Officer | M | 10,294 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | ANAND KUNAL | Chief Technology Officer | F | 4,049 | $323.20 | $1.3M |
| May 1, 2026 | ANAND KUNAL | Chief Technology Officer | M | 623 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN | EVP Global Services & Strategy | F | 1,373 | $323.20 | $443.8K |
| May 1, 2026 | FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN | EVP Global Services & Strategy | M | 951 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | M | 6,234 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | F | 2,451 | $323.20 | $792.2K |
| May 1, 2026 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | M | 2,114 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | Maddison John Anthony | Chief Product Mkting Officer | M | 454 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | OKEKE ANGELIQUE M | EVP, General Counsel | M | 113 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | Maddison John Anthony | Chief Product Mkting Officer | F | 230 | $323.20 | $74.3K |
| May 1, 2026 | Maddison John Anthony | Chief Product Mkting Officer | M | 454 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | MONTOYA MICHAEL F | Chief Technology Ops Officer | M | 2,137 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | MONTOYA MICHAEL F | Chief Technology Ops Officer | F | 840 | $323.20 | $271.5K |
| May 1, 2026 | MONTOYA MICHAEL F | Chief Technology Ops Officer | M | 534 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | OKEKE ANGELIQUE M | EVP, General Counsel | M | 1,775 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | OKEKE ANGELIQUE M | EVP, General Counsel | F | 697 | $323.20 | $225.3K |
| May 1, 2026 | Werner Edward Cooper | Chief Financial Officer | M | 453 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL | EVP, Worldwide Sales | M | 2,317 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | Werner Edward Cooper | Chief Financial Officer | M | 987 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | Werner Edward Cooper | Chief Financial Officer | F | 388 | $323.20 | $125.4K |
| May 1, 2026 | WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL | EVP, Worldwide Sales | F | 910 | $323.20 | $294.1K |
| May 1, 2026 | WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL | EVP, Worldwide Sales | M | 668 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| May 1, 2026 | Eswaran Anand | Director | A | 916 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Werner Edward Cooper | Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 1,000 | $300.00 | $300.0K |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | SELL | 3,334 | $300.00 | $1.0M |
| Mar 12, 2026 | MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH | Director | A | 987 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | McReynolds Maya | Director | A | 987 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Budnik Marianne | Director | A | 987 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Buse Elizabeth | Director | A | 987 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Gonzalez Julie Marie | Director | A | 987 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Erwin Tami A. | Director | A | 987 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Combes Michel | Director | A | 987 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HIGGINSON ALAN | Director | M | 934 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | HIGGINSON ALAN | Director | M | 934 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Dreyer Michael L | Director | M | 934 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Combes Michel | Director | M | 934 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Dreyer Michael L | Director | M | 934 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH | Director | M | 934 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
8 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 1 bullish, 1 bearish, 0 mixed, 6 neutral. Avg impact: 3.5/10.
NEUTRAL
CLUSTER
3/10
Six F5 insiders sold $2.46M in open-market shares over a week, following the company's strong Q2 ear
May 7, 2026
NEUTRAL
CLUSTER
2/10
Two F5 insiders (CTO and Chief Product & Marketing Officer) sold a total of ~$1.33M in open-market s
May 5, 2026
NEUTRAL
8-K
2/10
F5 appointed Anand Eswaran (CEO of Veeam Software) to its board of directors, effective April 24, 20
Apr 28, 2026
BULLISH
8-K
8/10
F5 reported Q2 FY2026 results with revenue of $812M (+11% YoY), beating consensus and raising full-y
Apr 28, 2026
BEARISH
CLUSTER
6/10
F5, Inc. CEO Francois Locoh-Donou and CFO Edward Cooper sold a combined $1.3 million in shares in op
Mar 27, 2026
NEUTRAL
CLUSTER
2/10
Director Marianne Budnik received a grant of 987 shares and exercised derivative securities for 1,86
Mar 13, 2026
NEUTRAL
CLUSTER
3/10
Three F5, Inc. insiders, including the CEO, CFO, and EVP of Worldwide Sales, conducted open-market s
Mar 9, 2026
NEUTRAL
CLUSTER
2/10
F5, Inc. CEO Francois Locoh-Donou and CFO Edward Cooper each executed small open-market sales of com
Mar 5, 2026
No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.
Current analyst consensus: Hold (55% buy). Based on 20 analysts: 3 strong buy, 8 buy, 8 hold, 1 sell, 0 strong sell.
Analyst Price Targets
$409.00 mean target
+3.5% upside
Hold (2.54)
$300.00 Low
$490.00 High
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Price | $395.23 |
| Target Low | $300.00 |
| Target Mean | $409.00 |
| Target Median | $404.50 |
| Target High | $490.00 |
| # Analysts | 10 |
| Recommendation | Hold (2.54) |
Earnings Estimates & Revisions
| Period | EPS Avg | EPS Low | EPS High | EPS Growth | 30d Rev. | Up/Down | Rev. Avg | Rev. Growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q 2026-06-30 |
$4.00 | $3.95 | $4.16 | -3.8% | +0.0% | 1↑ 0↓ | $0.8B | 6.8% | 12 |
| Next Q 2026-09-30 |
$4.14 | $4.07 | $4.27 | -5.7% | +0.0% | 1↑ 1↓ | $0.9B | 6.0% | 12 |
| Current FY 2026-09-30 |
$16.49 | $16.39 | $16.77 | 4.3% | +0.0% | 2↑ 1↓ | $3.3B | 7.6% | 13 |
| Next FY 2027-09-30 |
$17.69 | $16.68 | $18.35 | 7.3% | +1.2% | 5↑ 2↓ | $3.5B | 6.5% | 13 |
Current Quarter EPS Revision History
| Timepoint | EPS Estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $4.000 | |
| 7d ago | $4.000 | |
| 30d ago | $3.999 | +0.001 |
| 60d ago | $3.866 | +0.134 |
| 90d ago | $3.866 | +0.134 |
9 analyst firms have rated this stock: 4 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.
Individual Analyst Actions
| Date | Analyst Firm | Action | Previous Rating | New Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | RBC Capital | MAINTAIN | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 29, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 29, 2026 | RBC Capital | REITERATE | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 29, 2026 | Piper Sandler | MAINTAIN | Overweight | Overweight |
| May 26, 2026 | B of A Securities | MAINTAIN | Underperform | Underperform |
| May 20, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| May 19, 2026 | RBC Capital | MAINTAIN | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 18, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | UPGRADE | In-Line | Outperform |
| Apr 29, 2026 | JP Morgan | MAINTAIN | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 29, 2026 | RBC Capital | MAINTAIN | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Needham | REITERATE | Hold | Hold |
| Apr 16, 2026 | JP Morgan | MAINTAIN | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Goldman Sachs | MAINTAIN | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jan 28, 2026 | RBC Capital | MAINTAIN | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Piper Sandler | REITERATE | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Needham | REITERATE | Hold | Hold |
| Jan 15, 2026 | JP Morgan | UPGRADE | Neutral | Overweight |
| Jan 5, 2026 | RBC Capital | UPGRADE | Sector Perform | Outperform |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Piper Sandler | UPGRADE | Neutral | Overweight |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Morgan Stanley | MAINTAIN | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
Monthly Consensus History
| Period | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 55% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 45% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 45% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 45% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 45% | |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5% |
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
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May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.1M shares, 45,988 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 1,074,218 shares across 45,988 trades.
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.2M shares, 50,958 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,167,885 shares across 50,958 trades.
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.1M shares, 51,713 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 1,064,689 shares across 51,713 trades.
Apr 28, 2026
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FFIV Q2 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-28
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 2.2M shares, 72,856 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 2,217,987 shares across 72,856 trades.
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.3M shares, 42,472 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 1,304,802 shares across 42,472 trades.
Apr 13, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 0.8M shares, 40,420 trades
Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 837,095 shares across 40,420 trades.
Apr 6, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 0.9M shares, 42,331 trades
Week starting 2026-04-06. Total ATS volume: 932,261 shares across 42,331 trades.
Mar 30, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 0.5M shares, 29,579 trades
Week starting 2026-03-30. Total ATS volume: 455,273 shares across 29,579 trades.
Mar 25, 2026
short_interest
FTD: FFIV — 7,816 shares ($2.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260325, Price: $289.04, FTD Value: $2,259,136.64, F5,INC. COMMON STOCK (WA)
Mar 24, 2026
short_interest
FTD: FFIV — 40,310 shares ($11.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260324, Price: $289.75, FTD Value: $11,679,822.5, F5,INC. COMMON STOCK (WA)
Mar 23, 2026
short_interest
FTD: FFIV — 40,317 shares ($11.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260323, Price: $284.28, FTD Value: $11,461,316.76, F5,INC. COMMON STOCK (WA)
Mar 23, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.0M shares, 44,670 trades
Week starting 2026-03-23. Total ATS volume: 979,190 shares across 44,670 trades.
Mar 16, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: FFIV — 1.1M shares, 45,444 trades
Week starting 2026-03-16. Total ATS volume: 1,142,958 shares across 45,444 trades.
Mar 12, 2026
short_interest
FTD: FFIV — 4,071 shares ($1.2M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260312, Price: $289.52, FTD Value: $1,178,635.92, F5,INC. COMMON STOCK (WA)