NASDAQ:FFIV - F5 Networks Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

F5 Networks declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, October 26th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The network technology company reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.04. The network technology company earned $533.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $529.95 million. F5 Networks had a return on equity of 37.01% and a net margin of 20.43%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.95 earnings per share. View F5 Networks' Earnings History.

F5 Networks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for F5 Networks.

F5 Networks updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.36-$2.39 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.37. The company issued revenue guidance of $535-$545 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $537.96 million.

25 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for F5 Networks' stock. Their predictions range from $90.00 to $211.00. On average, they expect F5 Networks' share price to reach $154.4286 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.4%. View Analyst Ratings for F5 Networks.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 Networks in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 15 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to F5 Networks include HP (HPQ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Arista Networks (ANET), Toshiba (TOSYY), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Electronics For Imaging (EFII), Extreme Networks (EXTR), A10 Networks (ATEN), Digi International (DGII), Silicom (SILC), Allot Communications (ALLT), Xplore Technologies (XPLR), Lantronix (LTRX), Echelon (ELON) and BIO-key International (BKYI).

Media stories about FFIV stock have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. F5 Networks earned a media sentiment score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the network technology company an impact score of 45.86 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

F5 Networks' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (2.25%), Swedbank (0.51%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.18%), Addenda Capital Inc. (0.12%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.09%) and Addenda Capital Inc. (0.06%). Company insiders that own F5 Networks stock include Alan Higginson, Andrew Reinland, Benjamin Gibson, Deborah L Bevier, Edward Julian Eames, Francois Locoh-Donou, John D Dilullo, John Mcadam, Jonathan Chadwick, Ryan C Kearny and Scot Frazier Rogers. View Institutional Ownership Trends for F5 Networks.

FFIV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Swedbank, Bremer Trust National Association, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Pensionfund Sabic, Addenda Capital Inc. and Trust Department MB Financial Bank N A. Company insiders that have sold F5 Networks company stock in the last year include Alan Higginson, Andrew Reinland, Benjamin Gibson, Edward Julian Eames, Francois Locoh-Donou, John D Dilullo, John Mcadam, Ryan C Kearny and Scot Frazier Rogers. View Insider Buying and Selling for F5 Networks.

FFIV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Addenda Capital Inc., XR Securities LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Catawba Capital Management VA and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. View Insider Buying and Selling for F5 Networks.

Shares of FFIV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FFIV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $172.38.

F5 Networks has a market capitalization of $10.49 billion and generates $2.09 billion in revenue each year. The network technology company earns $420.76 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.46 on an earnings per share basis. F5 Networks employs 4,366 workers across the globe.

F5 Networks' mailing address is 401 ELLIOT AVE WEST STE 500, SEATTLE WA, 98119. The network technology company can be reached via phone at 206-272-5555 or via email at [email protected]