F5 Faces Class Action Over Security Breach, Stock Drops 10.9% in Two Days
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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Source: Globenewswire
- Investigation Launched: Faruq & Faruqi LLP is investigating potential claims against F5, Inc. due to significantly below-market growth expectations announced on October 27, 2025, which stem from a security breach that severely impacts the company's competitive position in the security market.
- Security Breach Allegations: F5 is accused of failing to disclose a significant security breach affecting its key product, BIG-IP, leading to substantial reductions in sales and renewals, increased remediation costs, and negatively impacting future revenue projections.
- Stock Price Volatility: Following the announcement, F5's stock plummeted from a closing price of $290.41 on October 27, 2025, to $258.76 on October 28, 2025, marking a dramatic 10.9% decline in just two days, reflecting market pessimism regarding the company's outlook.
- Investor Rights Reminder: Faruq & Faruqi LLP reminds investors that February 17, 2026, is the deadline to apply for lead plaintiff status in the class action, encouraging affected investors to contact the firm to discuss their legal rights.
FFIV
$260.4+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: 256.910
Low
260.00
Averages
287.56
High
320.00
Current: 256.910
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.
