Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Sep 15, 2026

FFIV

F5, INC.
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonimmediate Processed16d 14h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $181K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

This cluster is routine and non-informative. The dollar amounts are negligible for a $24.4B company, and the CTO's multiple same-day trades suggest a 10b5-1 plan or vesting-related sale. No trading action warranted. Monitor next 10-Q for any fundamental changes, but this filing has no standalone signal.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Latest settled — T+5d
FFIV ▲ +5.21% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +5.21% · α vs SPY +3.08% · entry $430.88 → $453.33
Next anchor: T+20d in 10d
Latest observation: T+12 -3.75% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Sep 14, 04:00 PM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
-1.69%
call -1.69% · α -1.25%
$423.59
settled 17d ago
T+5d
+5.21%
call +5.21% · α +3.08%
$453.33
settled 11d ago
T+20d
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call — · α —
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in 10d
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 2mo

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Executive Summary

Two F5 executives — the Chief Technology Operations Officer and Chief Product & Marketing Officer — sold a combined $181K in open-market sales on September 14, 2026. The total is only 0.0007% of F5's $24.4B market cap, making this a trivial, routine cluster with no material signal. The CTO sold a much larger volume across multiple transactions on the same day, but the aggregate dollar value is negligible relative to company size and likely reflects tax-related or diversification planning rather than a bearish view.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.9M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Two insiders sold shares on September 14, 2026: Chief Technology Ops Officer Michael Montoya sold ~$1.8M in multiple transactions, and Chief Product & Marketing Officer John Maddison sold $83K.
  • Total open-market sales in this cluster are ~$1.9M, or ~0.008% of F5's $24.4B market cap — well below the 0.1% threshold for materiality.
  • The CTO's sales were split into 7 separate transactions on the same day, consistent with a pre-planned 10b5-1 plan or tax-withholding pattern, not a concentrated bearish signal.
  • The 30-day insider activity shows 8 sells totaling $1.9M, all within the same proportionality band — no unusual acceleration.

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of ~$1.9M represent ~0.008% of market cap — immaterial.

insider ownership

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could accelerate if management sees headwinds, but current levels are normal.
  • No risk of material insider signal from this cluster.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Computer Communications Equipment
Analyst Consensus
55% bullish (20 analysts)

Investment Themes

Software & IT

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-FFIV-1789539112377
14 reports for FFIV
Performance horizon
100% Hit rate 3 of 3 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +19.52%Apr 28, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for FFIV — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 15, 2026
17d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$430.88 $453.33▲ +5.21%▲ +3.08%$454.04 (+5.38%)
Aug 6, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$413.07 $416.00▲ +0.71%▼ −0.50%$454.04 (+9.92%)
Aug 4, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$411.32 $422.95▲ +2.83%▲ +2.48%$454.04 (+10.39%)
Aug 4, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$411.32 $422.95▲ +2.83%▲ +2.48%$454.04 (+10.39%)
Jul 27, 2026
9w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$403.46 $406.35▲ +0.72%▼ −1.55%$454.04 (+12.54%)
Jun 23, 2026
14w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$384.78 $424.18▲ +10.24%▲ +8.53%$454.04 (+18.00%)
May 4, 2026
21w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$329.93 $358.30▲ +8.60%▲ +5.66%$454.04 (+37.62%)
May 4, 2026
21w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$329.93 $358.30▲ +8.60%▲ +5.66%$454.04 (+37.62%)
Apr 28, 2026
22w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$328.15 $339.90▲ +3.58%▲ +0.47%$454.04 (+38.36%)
Apr 28, 2026
22w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$328.15 $339.90▲ +3.58%▲ +0.47%$454.04 (+38.36%)
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Report published Sep 16, 2026