F5 Faces Class Action Due to Security Breach, Stock Plummets 10.7%
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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Source: Businesswire
- Security Incident Disclosure: On October 15, 2025, F5 revealed that its systems were compromised by a nation-state threat actor, resulting in the exfiltration of portions of the BIG-IP source code and undisclosed vulnerabilities, significantly impacting the company's reputation and client trust.
- Stock Price Plunge: Following the security breach announcement, F5's stock dropped by $35.40, or 10.7%, closing at $295.35 on October 16, 2025, causing substantial losses for investors.
- Dismal Financial Outlook: In its Q4 fiscal 2025 results released on October 27, 2025, F5 projected reduced sales and renewals due to the security breach, leading to a further stock decline of $22.83, or 7.8%, to $267.58, which further eroded investor confidence.
- Class Action Initiated: Investors have filed a class action lawsuit against F5 for failing to disclose the security incident, alleging that misleading statements throughout the class period may have led to greater investor losses.
FFIV
$263.15+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on FFIV
Wall Street analysts forecast FFIV stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for FFIV is 287.56 USD with a low forecast of 260.00 USD and a high forecast of 320.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
10 Analyst Rating
1 Buy
8 Hold
1 Sell
Hold
Current: 262.330
Low
260.00
Averages
287.56
High
320.00
Current: 262.330
Low
260.00
Averages
287.56
High
320.00
About FFIV
F5, Inc. is a provider of multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions. The Company enables its customers to deploy, operate, secure, optimize, and govern every application and application programming interface (API) across any architecture, on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge and across hybrid, multi-cloud environments. Its enterprise-grade application services are available as hardware, software, and software-as-a-service solutions optimized for hybrid, multicloud environments, with modules that can run independently, or as part of an integrated solution on its high-performance appliances. Through its BIG-IP, F5 NGINX and F5 Distributed Cloud Services products, it offers a range of integrated, artificial intelligence- and machine learning-driven solutions that support performance and protect applications and APIs across data center, cloud, and edge locations. Its products and solutions also include F5 Distributed Cloud CDN and F5 NGINX Ingress Controller, among others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
