Company insider dossier

F5 Networks Inc insider intelligence

FFIV filings assessed for conviction, transaction quality, insider breadth, clustering, freshness, and price confirmation.

12/100

Concentrated distribution

92/100 confidence
Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
Latest evidence
5 Aug 2026

Investment committee read

Concentrated distribution

Priced common-share disposals are concentrated enough to warrant review, but they are not treated as a standalone bearish forecast.

Review exposure and filing context

Evidence in favour

  • Participation spans 13 named insiders rather than one filing source.
  • The latest qualifying evidence is fresh, dated 05 Aug 2026.

Decision risks

  • Qualifying disposal events outnumber acquisitions, although disposals receive a lower directional weight.
Conviction12Concentrated distribution
Confidence92Deep evidence
Named insiders13participating in the tape
Controlled events58directional common-share events
Acquisition value$0normalized amount
Disposal value$20.5Mnormalized amount

Price confirmation map

Weekly price with common-share events

Acquisitions and disposals are aligned to the nearest completed weekly bar.

430.39381.29332.19283.10234.00 Disposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $500.9KDisposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $452.0KDisposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $411.2KDisposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $264.4KDisposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $132.5KDisposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $117.9KDisposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $83.2KDisposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $81.9KDisposal · 5 Aug 2026 · $16.7KDisposal · 3 Aug 2026 · $405.9KDisposal · 3 Aug 2026 · $284.6KDisposal · 3 Aug 2026 · $243.1KDisposal · 3 Aug 2026 · $208.3KDisposal · 3 Aug 2026 · $158.6KAcquisition · 1 Aug 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Aug 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Aug 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Aug 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Aug 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Aug 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Aug 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 Aug 2026 · Not reportedDisposal · 1 Aug 2026 · $986.7KDisposal · 1 Aug 2026 · $600.6KDisposal · 1 Aug 2026 · $366.7KDisposal · 1 Aug 2026 · $338.2KDisposal · 1 Aug 2026 · $203.7KDisposal · 1 Aug 2026 · $167.1KDisposal · 1 Aug 2026 · $156.2KDisposal · 1 Aug 2026 · $100.6KDisposal · 30 Jul 2026 · $386.9KDisposal · 30 Jul 2026 · $365.0KDisposal · 30 Jul 2026 · $278.3KDisposal · 30 Jul 2026 · $269.0KDisposal · 30 Jul 2026 · $179.0KDisposal · 30 Jul 2026 · $77.6KDisposal · 10 Jun 2026 · $250.0KDisposal · 10 Jun 2026 · $85.3KDisposal · 10 Jun 2026 · $48.1KDisposal · 10 Jun 2026 · $16.0KDisposal · 2 Jun 2026 · $1.0MDisposal · 8 May 2026 · $2.2MDisposal · 8 May 2026 · $525.0KDisposal · 5 May 2026 · $448.8KDisposal · 5 May 2026 · $439.0KDisposal · 5 May 2026 · $428.3KDisposal · 5 May 2026 · $162.5KDisposal · 5 May 2026 · $130.2KDisposal · 5 May 2026 · $66.5KDisposal · 5 May 2026 · $26.8KDisposal · 5 May 2026 · $13.2KDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $1.0MDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $322.3KDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $271.4KDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $232.5KDisposal · 4 May 2026 · $193.1KAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedAcquisition · 1 May 2026 · Not reportedDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $1.3MDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $792.2KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $443.8KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $294.1KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $271.5KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $225.3KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $125.4KDisposal · 1 May 2026 · $74.3KDisposal · 25 Mar 2026 · $1.0MDisposal · 25 Mar 2026 · $300.0K
Feb 2025Aug 2026
Weekly closeCommon-share acquisitionCommon-share disposal

Market confirmation

Price and trend context

Latest close
400.23 USD
One-week move
-0.6%
Four-week move
-7.0%
Fair-value gap
+60.4%
Trend signal
Active
Relative strength
12.3

Directional balance

Controlled event mix

0.0%acquisition
Acquisition events
0
Disposal events
58
Net value
-$20.5M

Cadence

Twelve-week filing pressure

Volume shows attention. Controlled events determine direction.

025 May
101 Jun
408 Jun
015 Jun
022 Jun
129 Jun
006 Jul
013 Jul
020 Jul
4227 Jul
1503 Aug
010 Aug

Named participants

Insider conviction by person

ESWARAN, ANANDDirector500 events
MUNROE, GAVINDirector500 events
PETERMAN, CATHERINE AChief People Officer500 events
MONTOYA, MICHAEL FChief Technology Ops Officer252 events
MADDISON, JOHN ANTHONYChief Product Mkting Officer204 events
ANAND, KUNALChief Technology Officer204 events
FOUNTAIN, THOMAS DEANEVP Global Services & Strategy204 events
OKEKE, ANGELIQUE MEVP, General Counsel204 events
BUSE, ELIZABETHDirector204 events
WHALEN, CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide Sales195 events
MEHTA, NIKHIL RAMESHDirector176 events
WERNER, EDWARD COOPERChief Financial Officer167 events

Evidence quality

Security and transaction context

Common equity74
Equity compensation44
Options and derivatives0
Other securities0

Role architecture

Who is participating

Other executive42
CEO and chair26
Other or unspecified25
Finance leadership13
Director12

Transaction evidence

Auditable FFIV filing ledger

Showing 31 to 60 of 118.

MONTOYA, MICHAEL FChief Technology Ops Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
2136 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
OKEKE, ANGELIQUE MEVP, General Counsel
DisposalEquity compensation
113 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
OKEKE, ANGELIQUE MEVP, General Counsel
DisposalEquity compensation
334 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
OKEKE, ANGELIQUE MEVP, General Counsel
AcquisitionCommon equity
1060 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
OKEKE, ANGELIQUE MEVP, General Counsel
DisposalEquity compensation
238 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
OKEKE, ANGELIQUE MEVP, General Counsel
DisposalEquity compensation
375 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
WERNER, EDWARD COOPERChief Financial Officer
DisposalEquity compensation
453 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
WERNER, EDWARD COOPERChief Financial Officer
AcquisitionCommon equity
987 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
WERNER, EDWARD COOPERChief Financial Officer
DisposalEquity compensation
534 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
WHALEN, CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide Sales
AcquisitionCommon equity
2318 sharesCommon Stock
Not reportedContext evidence
WHALEN, CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide Sales
DisposalEquity compensation
717 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
WHALEN, CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide Sales
DisposalEquity compensation
933 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
WHALEN, CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide Sales
DisposalEquity compensation
668 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
LOCOH-DONOU, FRANCOISDirector, President, CEO & Director
DisposalCommon equity
2451 sharesCommon Stock
$986.7KDirectional evidence
FOUNTAIN, THOMAS DEANEVP Global Services & Strategy
DisposalCommon equity
1492 sharesCommon Stock
$600.6KDirectional evidence
WHALEN, CHAD MICHAELEVP, Worldwide Sales
DisposalCommon equity
911 sharesCommon Stock
$366.7KDirectional evidence
MONTOYA, MICHAEL FChief Technology Ops Officer
DisposalCommon equity
840 sharesCommon Stock
$338.2KDirectional evidence
ANAND, KUNALChief Technology Officer
DisposalCommon equity
506 sharesCommon Stock
$203.7KDirectional evidence
OKEKE, ANGELIQUE MEVP, General Counsel
DisposalCommon equity
415 sharesCommon Stock
$167.1KDirectional evidence
WERNER, EDWARD COOPERChief Financial Officer
DisposalCommon equity
388 sharesCommon Stock
$156.2KDirectional evidence
MADDISON, JOHN ANTHONYChief Product Mkting Officer
DisposalCommon equity
250 sharesCommon Stock
$100.6KDirectional evidence
MEHTA, NIKHIL RAMESHDirector
DisposalCommon equity
992 sharesCommon Stock
$386.9KDirectional evidence
MEHTA, NIKHIL RAMESHDirector
DisposalCommon equity
943 sharesCommon Stock
$365.0KDirectional evidence
MEHTA, NIKHIL RAMESHDirector
DisposalCommon equity
717 sharesCommon Stock
$278.3KDirectional evidence
MEHTA, NIKHIL RAMESHDirector
DisposalCommon equity
692 sharesCommon Stock
$269.0KDirectional evidence
MEHTA, NIKHIL RAMESHDirector
DisposalCommon equity
458 sharesCommon Stock
$179.0KDirectional evidence
MEHTA, NIKHIL RAMESHDirector
DisposalCommon equity
198 sharesCommon Stock
$77.6KDirectional evidence
MUNROE, GAVINDirector
AcquisitionEquity compensation
700 sharesRestricted Stock Unit
Not reportedContext evidence
BUSE, ELIZABETHDirector
DisposalCommon equity
626 sharesCommon Stock
$250.0KDirectional evidence
BUSE, ELIZABETHDirector
DisposalCommon equity
214 sharesCommon Stock
$85.3KDirectional evidence

Reading the dossier

Direction and confidence are separate

Conviction

The 0 to 100 score classifies deduplicated priced common-share evidence. Fifty is balanced or non-directional.

Confidence

Confidence rises with controlled event depth, named-insider breadth, fresh evidence, normalized values, and a longer observation span.

Disposals

Selling is not treated as the mirror image of buying. It carries less directional weight because taxes, diversification, compensation, and planned transactions can all create sales.

Price confirmation

The market chart tests whether the filing thesis is being confirmed or rejected by price, fair-value position, relative strength, and the current trend state.

Independent market research for education. This classification is not investment advice, a recommendation, a forecast, or an execution instruction.

Evidence context