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After finishing at $315.7 in the prior trading day, F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) closed at $315.57, down -0.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. FFIV stock price reached its highest trading level at $319.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $313.22.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FFIV by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.54 and its Current Ratio is at 1.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on January 30, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $200 to $220.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 11 ’25 when WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL sold 5,297 shares for $322.24 per share. The transaction valued at 1,706,884 led to the insider holds 23,591 shares of the business.
CHAD WHALEN bought 5,297 shares of FFIV for $1,706,874 on Aug 11 ’25. On Aug 04 ’25, another insider, FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN, who serves as the EVP Global Services & Strategy of the company, sold 1,347 shares for $309.73 each. As a result, the insider received 417,206 and left with 20,699 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FFIV now has a Market Capitalization of 18128613376 and an Enterprise Value of 16961464320. As of this moment, F5’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.608 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.88.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FFIV is 1.08, which has changed by 0.586656 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FFIV has reached a high of $334.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $197.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.24%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 478.62K shares per day over the past 3-months and 378150 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 57.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.04M. Insiders hold about 0.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.55% stake in the company. Shares short for FFIV as of 1755216000 were 1979339 with a Short Ratio of 3.63, compared to 1752537600 on 1679199. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1979339 and a Short% of Float of 4.5500003.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 11.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.03, with high estimates of $4.21 and low estimates of $3.84.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.52 and $15.21 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.37. EPS for the following year is $16.25, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $17.29 and $15.72.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $795.48M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $809.72M to a low estimate of $789.65M. As of the current estimate, F5 Inc’s year-ago sales were $746.67MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $793.91M. There is a high estimate of $805.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $778.97M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FFIV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.07B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.07B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.82BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.34B and the low estimate is $3.18B.
