F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. 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 Down 2.2 %

Shares of F5 stock traded down $5.21 during trading on Thursday, reaching $233.74. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 393,721 shares, compared to its average volume of 533,670. The company has a market capitalization of $13.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.06. F5 has a 12-month low of $149.40 and a 12-month high of $250.46. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $213.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $189.31.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last issued its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The network technology company reported $3.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.45 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $747.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $730.43 million. F5 had a net margin of 19.94% and a return on equity of 21.03%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.76 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that F5 will post 10.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

F5 announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, October 28th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the network technology company to buy up to 7.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on FFIV shares. Barclays raised their price target on shares of F5 from $214.00 to $246.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on F5 from $205.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on F5 from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on F5 from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on F5 from $212.00 to $241.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $233.56.

Insider Activity at F5

In other news, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.65, for a total value of $201,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other news, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 851 shares of F5 stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.71, for a total value of $163,996.21. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 16,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,083,360. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alan Higginson sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.65, for a total transaction of $201,650.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 10,707 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,159,066.55. This 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 worth $1,334,698. 0.58% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About F5

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.