Negative sentiment towards FFIV reflected in surge in short interest

Samantha Gray

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. F5 Inc shares valued at $416,793 were sold by Locoh-Donou Francois on Oct 01 ’25. At $320.61 per share, Locoh-Donou Francois sold 1,300 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 107,553 shares worth approximately $27.83 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, FRANCOIS LOCOH-DONOU purchased 1,300 shares, netting a total of over 416,793 in proceeds.

Before that, SCHRAMM LYRA AMBER had sold 2,701 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $855,056, the Chief People Officer traded F5 Inc shares for $316.57 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,701 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

As published in a research note from Needham on October 28, 2025, F5 Inc [FFIV] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. Analysts at Wolfe Research started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. Earlier on January 30, 2024, Needham resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for FFIV stock.

Analyzing FFIV Stock Performance

On last trading session, F5 Inc [NASDAQ: FFIV] plunged -3.30% to $258.76. The stock’s lowest price that day was $257.515, but it reached a high of $267.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -13.12%. Over the course of the year, F5 Inc shares have jumped approximately 19.32%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $346.00 on 10/10/25 and a 52-week low of $227.04 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for F5 Inc (FFIV)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 255.16, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 251.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 264.71. The next price resistance is at 270.65. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 23.58 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Is F5 Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of F5 Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.8 million shares to 2.58 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 1.78 million shares. A jump of 30.93% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.97 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.97.

Which companies own the most shares of F5 Inc (FFIV)?

In terms of F5 Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 321 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.96% from the previous closing price of $267.58. Analysts anticipate F5 Inc stock to reach 352 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 277. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked F5 Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On October 26, 2023, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “an Underperform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $160.

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