Juniper Networks (JNPR) Competitors

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JNPR or FFIV?

F5 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Juniper Networks. F5 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Juniper Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Juniper Networks	$5.56B	2.03	$310.20M	$0.69	50.49
F5	$2.81B	3.47	$394.95M	$8.35	19.87

Do analysts prefer JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks currently has a consensus target price of $34.55, indicating a potential downside of 0.85%. F5 has a consensus target price of $185.10, indicating a potential upside of 11.55%. Given F5's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe F5 is more favorable than Juniper Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Juniper Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
F5	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Is JNPR or FFIV more profitable?

F5 has a net margin of 17.91% compared to Juniper Networks' net margin of 4.19%. F5's return on equity of 21.41% beat Juniper Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Juniper Networks	4.19%	10.02%	4.68%
F5	17.91%	21.41%	11.42%

Which has more volatility & risk, JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JNPR or FFIV?

92.0% of Juniper Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of F5 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JNPR or FFIV?

F5 received 215 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.26% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 59.71% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Juniper Networks	Outperform Votes 1073 59.71%	Underperform Votes 724 40.29%
F5	Outperform Votes 1288 67.26%	Underperform Votes 627 32.74%

Does the media favor JNPR or FFIV?

In the previous week, F5 had 48 more articles in the media than Juniper Networks. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for F5 and 11 mentions for Juniper Networks. Juniper Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat F5's score of 0.32 indicating that Juniper Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Juniper Networks	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
F5	14 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

F5 beats Juniper Networks on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.