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F5 (FFIV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$330.76 +1.76 (+0.53%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$333.20 +2.44 (+0.74%)
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About F5 Stock (NASDAQ:FFIV)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$325.85
$334.50
50-Day Range
$298.99
$334.59
52-Week Range
$213.24
$337.39
Volume
1.32 million shs
Average Volume
526,168 shs
Market Capitalization
$19.00 billion
P/E Ratio
29.14
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$309.89
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

F5 Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

FFIV MarketRank™: 

F5 scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 145th out of 660 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    F5 has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    F5 has a consensus price target of $309.89, representing about 6.3% downside from its current price of $330.76.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    F5 has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about F5's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for F5 are expected to grow by 6.25% in the coming year, from $11.20 to $11.90 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of F5 is 29.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.48.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of F5 is 29.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 495.96.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    F5 has a PEG Ratio of 3.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    F5 has a P/B Ratio of 6.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about F5's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.12% of the float of F5 has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    F5 has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in F5 has recently decreased by 7.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    F5 does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    F5 does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.12% of the float of F5 has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    F5 has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in F5 has recently decreased by 7.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    F5 has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for F5 this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for FFIV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8 people have added F5 to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, F5 insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,796,542.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.52% of the stock of F5 is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.66% of the stock of F5 is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about F5's insider trading history.
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FFIV Stock News Headlines

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) CEO Sells $416,793.00 in Stock
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F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to "Buy"
F5 (FFIV): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings?
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FFIV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

F5's stock was trading at $251.47 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FFIV shares have increased by 31.5% and is now trading at $330.76.

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) released its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The network technology company reported $4.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.67. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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F5's board approved a share repurchase program on Monday, October 28th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 7.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

F5 subsidiaries include Threat Stack, Volterra, Shape Security, NGINX, Defense.Net Inc, Versafe Ltd, LineRate Systems Inc, and others.

F5's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.28%), Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC (0.01%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.01%) and Oak Thistle LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Francois Locoh-Donou, Ana Maria White, Chad Michael Whalen, Thomas Dean Fountain, Scot Frazier Rogers, Alan Higginson, Mika Yamamoto, Geng Lin, Elizabeth Buse, Michael L Dreyer, Marianne Budnik and Lyra Amber Schramm.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that F5 investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Verizon Communications (VZ) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2025
Today
10/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/27/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET SOFTWARE
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FFIV
CIK
1048695
Employees
6,557
Year Founded
1996

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$355.00
Low Price Target
$260.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-5.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$11.35
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.81
Forward P/E Ratio
29.23
P/E Growth
3.57
Net Income
$566.78 million
Net Margins
22.06%
Pretax Margin
26.34%
Return on Equity
21.77%
Return on Assets
12.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.60
Quick Ratio
1.56

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.02 billion
Price / Sales
6.22
Cash Flow
$12.57 per share
Price / Cash Flow
26.04
Book Value
$53.69 per share
Price / Book
6.10

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
57,447,000
Free Float
57,148,000
Market Cap
$18.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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This page (NASDAQ:FFIV) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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