NASDAQ:FFIV

F5 (FFIV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$166.62
+1.31 (+0.79%)
(As of 04:30 PM ET)
Today's Range
$164.46
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$170.25
50-Day Range
$165.31
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$196.07
52-Week Range
$129.93
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$199.49
Volume
1.05 million shs
Average Volume
470,096 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.80 billion
P/E Ratio
19.95
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$185.10

F5 MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.10 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
10.2% Upside
$185.10 Price Target
Short Interest
Bearish
3.22% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
N/A
Sustainability
-0.91
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.24mentions of F5 in the last 14 days
Based on 44 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$1.91 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
9.70%
From $9.59 to $10.52 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.37 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

113th out of 585 stocks

Computer & Office Equipment Industry

6th out of 13 stocks

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About F5 Stock (NASDAQ:FFIV)

F5, Inc. provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It offers unified, security, networking, and application management solutions, such as web app and API protection; multi-cloud networking; application delivery and deployment; domain name system; content delivery network; and application deployment and orchestration. The company also provides application security and delivery products, including NGINX Plus; NGINX Management Suite; NGINX Ingress Controller; NGINX App Protect; BIG-IP Packaged Software; and BIG-IP Systems. In addition, it provides a range of professional services, including maintenance, consulting, training, and other technical support services. F5, Inc. sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, systems integrators, and other indirect channel partners. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

FFIV Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/29/2024
Today
5/01/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Computer & office equipment
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FFIV
CUSIP
31561610
Employees
6,524
Year Founded
1996

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$185.10
High Stock Price Target
$220.00
Low Stock Price Target
$160.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.10
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$394.95 million
Pretax Margin
20.12%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.81 billion
Cash Flow
$9.55 per share
Book Value
$47.22 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
58,465,000
Market Cap
$9.72 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.11

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FFIV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell F5 stock right now?

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" FFIV shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FFIV, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is F5's stock price target for 2024?

10 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for F5's stock. Their FFIV share price targets range from $160.00 to $220.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $185.10 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.2% from the stock's current price.
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How have FFIV shares performed in 2024?

F5's stock was trading at $178.98 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, FFIV shares have decreased by 6.1% and is now trading at $167.98.
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Are investors shorting F5?

F5 saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,880,000 shares, an increase of 9.9% from the March 31st total of 1,710,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 443,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.2 days. Approximately 3.2% of the company's stock are short sold.
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When is F5's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 22nd 2024.
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How were F5's earnings last quarter?

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) released its earnings results on Monday, April, 29th. The network technology company reported $2.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.03. The network technology company had revenue of $681 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $685.47 million. F5 had a net margin of 17.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.72%. The firm's revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.70 earnings per share.
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What guidance has F5 issued on next quarter's earnings?

F5 issued an update on its third quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.890-3.010 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.090. The company issued revenue guidance of $675.0 million-$695.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $694.8 million.

What is Francois Locoh-Donou's approval rating as F5's CEO?

433 employees have rated F5 Chief Executive Officer Francois Locoh-Donou on Glassdoor.com. Francois Locoh-Donou has an approval rating of 89% among the company's employees. 85.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at F5 to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of F5 own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other F5 investors own include Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Micron Technology (MU), Salesforce (CRM), Netflix (NFLX), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Who are F5's major shareholders?

F5's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.63%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.30%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.28%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.15%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.14%) and Raymond James & Associates (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan Higginson, Ana Maria White, Chad Michael Whalen, Francis J Pelzer, Francois Locoh-Donou, Geng Lin, Marie Myers, Michael L Dreyer, Mika Yamamoto, Scot B Jarvis, Scot Frazier Rogers and Thomas Dean Fountain.
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How do I buy shares of F5?

Shares of FFIV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Does F5 have any subsidiaries?
The following companies are subsidiares of F5: Acopia Networks, Defense.Net Inc, F5 Government Solutions LLC, F5 Networks Ltd., F5 Networks Singapore Pte Ltd, LineRate Systems Inc, MagniFire Websystems Inc, NGINX, Shape Security, Shape Security Inc, Swan Labs, Threat Stack, Traffix Communication Systems Ltd, Traffix Communication Systems Ltd., Versafe Ltd, Versafe Ltd., and Volterra.
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This page (NASDAQ:FFIV) was last updated on 5/1/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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