F5 Networks Stock Forecast, Price & News

16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 Networks in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" F5 Networks stock.
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F5 Networks is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 27th 2021.
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F5 Networks will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 27th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January, 25th. The network technology company reported $2.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.45 by $0.14. The network technology company had revenue of $625.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $624.01 million. F5 Networks had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.72% and a net margin of 13.08%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.55 earnings per share.
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F5 Networks' stock was trading at $107.80 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FFIV shares have increased by 93.4% and is now trading at $208.46.
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F5 Networks issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.32-2.44 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.42. The company issued revenue guidance of $625-645 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $621.42 million.

16 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for F5 Networks' stock. Their forecasts range from $140.00 to $255.00. On average, they anticipate F5 Networks' stock price to reach $195.18 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.4%.
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215 employees have rated F5 Networks CEO Francois Locoh-Donou on Glassdoor.com. Francois Locoh-Donou has an approval rating of 89% among F5 Networks' employees.

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F5 Networks trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FFIV."

F5 Networks' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.52%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.35%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.27%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.12%), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.10%) and Touchstone Capital Inc. (0.10%). Company insiders that own F5 Networks stock include Alan Higginson, Ana Maria White, Angus James Bruce Robertson, Chad Michael Whalen, Deborah L Bevier, Francis J Pelzer, Francois Locoh-Donou, Geng Lin, Kara Lynn Sprague, Mika Yamamoto, Ryan C Kearny, Scot Frazier Rogers, Stephen Mcmillan and Thomas Dean Fountain.
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FFIV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pensionfund Sabic, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Sentry Investment Management LLC, Touchstone Capital Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, and First Hawaiian Bank. Company insiders that have sold F5 Networks company stock in the last year include Alan Higginson, Ana Maria White, Angus James Bruce Robertson, Chad Michael Whalen, Deborah L Bevier, Francis J Pelzer, Francois Locoh-Donou, Geng Lin, Mika Yamamoto, Scot Frazier Rogers, and Thomas Dean Fountain.
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FFIV stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC, Royal London Asset Management Ltd., Everence Capital Management Inc., Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, Private Advisor Group LLC, and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.
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One share of FFIV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $208.46.

F5 Networks has a market capitalization of $12.85 billion and generates $2.35 billion in revenue each year. The network technology company earns $307.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.66 on an earnings per share basis.

F5 Networks employs 5,901 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of F5 Networks: Acopia Networks, Crescendo Networks, Defense.Net Inc, F5 Government Solutions LLC, F5 Networks Ltd, F5 Networks Singapore Pte Ltd, LineRate Systems Inc, MagniFire Websystems, NGINX Inc, Shape Security Inc, Swan Labs, Traffix Communication Systems Ltd, Versafe Ltd, and Volterra.

F5 Networks was founded in 1996.

The official website for F5 Networks is www.f5.com.

F5 Networks is headquartered at 801 5TH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA, 98104.

F5 Networks' mailing address is 801 5TH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA, 98104. The network technology company can be reached via phone at 206-272-5555 or via email at [email protected]