F5 Faces Securities Class Action Over Security Breach
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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Source: Globenewswire
- Lawsuit Notification: Hagens Berman has issued a notice to F5, Inc. investors, urging them to apply as lead plaintiffs by February 17, 2026, in a pending securities class action against the company and its executives.
- Security Breach Exposure: The lawsuit alleges that F5 executives failed to disclose a security breach of its core BIG-IP products in October 2025, misleading the market about its security, which resulted in a loss of over $2 billion in market value.
- Performance Decline: F5's Q4 FY25 results released on October 27, 2025, indicated significant reductions in sales and renewals due to the security incident, leading to a forecast for FY26 that fell well below market expectations, causing a 7% drop in stock price.
- Long-term Infiltration Risk: The lawsuit highlights that F5 was infiltrated by a nation-state threat actor in August 2025, who maintained long-term access and downloaded sensitive source code, posing serious risks to client security and the company's future prospects.
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Analyst Views on FFIV
Wall Street analysts forecast FFIV stock price to fall 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: 292.300
Low
260.00
Averages
287.56
High
320.00
Current: 292.300
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.
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F5 Faces Securities Class Action Over Security Breach
- Lawsuit Notification: Hagens Berman has issued a notice to F5, Inc. investors, urging them to apply as lead plaintiffs by February 17, 2026, in a pending securities class action against the company and its executives.
- Security Breach Exposure: The lawsuit alleges that F5 executives failed to disclose a security breach of its core BIG-IP products in October 2025, misleading the market about its security, which resulted in a loss of over $2 billion in market value.
- Performance Decline: F5's Q4 FY25 results released on October 27, 2025, indicated significant reductions in sales and renewals due to the security incident, leading to a forecast for FY26 that fell well below market expectations, causing a 7% drop in stock price.
- Long-term Infiltration Risk: The lawsuit highlights that F5 was infiltrated by a nation-state threat actor in August 2025, who maintained long-term access and downloaded sensitive source code, posing serious risks to client security and the company's future prospects.
Continue Reading