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F5 Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:FFIV)

$168.66
-1.41 (-0.83%)
(As of 12/6/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$168.49
$170.86
50-Day Range
$146.42
$173.15
52-Week Range
$127.05
$173.38
Volume
495,127 shs
Average Volume
540,353 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.07 billion
P/E Ratio
25.67
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$167.75

F5 MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.29 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
0.5% Downside
$167.75 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
2.21% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
N/A
Sustainability
-0.84
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
1.05mentions of F5 in the last 14 days
Based on 11 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$1.72 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
12.70%
From $9.21 to $10.38 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.66 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

81st out of 594 stocks

Computer & Office Equipment Industry

4th out of 11 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.

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/24/2023
Today
12/06/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/23/2024
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
$167.75
High Stock Price Target
$186.00
Low Stock Price Target
$155.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.29
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$394.95 million
Pretax Margin
17.27%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.81 billion
Cash Flow
$10.27 per share
Book Value
$47.22 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
59,349,000
Market Cap
$10.07 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.05

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FFIV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell F5 stock right now?

14 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research 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?

14 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for F5's shares. Their FFIV share price targets range from $155.00 to $186.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $167.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.5%.
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How have FFIV shares performed in 2023?

F5's stock was trading at $143.51 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, FFIV shares have increased by 17.5% and is now trading at $168.66.
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Are investors shorting F5?

F5 saw a decrease in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,310,000 shares, a decrease of 5.1% from the October 31st total of 1,380,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 452,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days. Currently, 2.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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When is F5's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 23rd 2024.
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How were F5's earnings last quarter?

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 24th. The network technology company reported $3.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.21 by $0.29. The network technology company earned $707 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $701.44 million. F5 had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 14.04%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.82 EPS.
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What guidance has F5 issued on next quarter's earnings?

F5 updated its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.97-$3.09 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $3.03. The company issued revenue guidance of $675.00 million-$695.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $695.48 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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Invesco Ltd. (4.07%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (3.06%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.84%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.53%), Westfield Capital Management Co. LP (1.26%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan Higginson, Ana Maria White, Chad Michael Whalen, Deborah L Bevier, Francis J Pelzer, 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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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 12/7/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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