The stock of F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) has decreased by -0.73 when compared to last closing price of 288.59. Despite this, the company has experienced a -2.19% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-18 that Investors looking for stocks in the Internet – Software sector might want to consider either StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) or F5 Networks (FFIV).
Is It Worth Investing in F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) is above average at 27.21x. The 36-month beta value for FFIV is also noteworthy at 1.01. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for FFIV is 57.02M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.17% of that float. The average trading volume of FFIV on June 19, 2025 was 507.17K shares.
FFIV’s Market Performance
FFIV stock saw an increase of -2.19% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.27% and a quarterly increase of 6.02%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.27%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.00% for F5 Inc (FFIV). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.76% for FFIV’s stock, with a 11.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FFIV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FFIV stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for FFIV by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for FFIV in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $320 based on the research report published on April 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Needham, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FFIV reach a price target of $220, previously predicting the price at $200. The rating they have provided for FFIV stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 30th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Underperform” to FFIV, setting the target price at $160 in the report published on October 26th of the previous year.
FFIV Trading at 3.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FFIV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.47% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FFIV starting from Buse Elizabeth, who sale 1,500 shares at the price of $293.53 back on Jun 11 ’25. After this action, Buse Elizabeth now owns 5,013 shares of F5 Inc, valued at $440,301 using the latest closing price.
Elizabeth Buse, the Director of F5 Inc, proposed sale 1,500 shares at $292.89 during a trade that took place back on Jun 11 ’25, which means that Elizabeth Buse is holding shares at $439,335 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FFIV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.24 for the present operating margin
- 0.81 for the gross margin
The net margin for F5 Inc stands at 0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 19.89, with 11.01 for asset returns.
Based on F5 Inc (FFIV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 774.24 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.51.
Conclusion
In summary, F5 Inc (FFIV) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
