F5 - FFIV Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 in the last twelve months. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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15 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for F5's shares. Their FFIV share price forecasts range from $155.00 to $208.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $171.21 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.5% from the stock's current price.
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F5's stock was trading at $143.51 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FFIV shares have increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $147.00.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 25th 2023.
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F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 24th. The network technology company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.33 by $0.14. The network technology company had revenue of $700.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $700.59 million. F5 had a net margin of 11.11% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.16%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.89 EPS.
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F5 issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.36-2.48 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.50. The company issued revenue guidance of $690-710 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $703.37 million.

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.

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

F5's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.41%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.39%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.31%), Strs Ohio (0.17%), Leeward Investments LLC MA (0.16%) and AustralianSuper Pty Ltd (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan Higginson, Ana Maria White, Angus James Bruce Robertson, 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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One share of FFIV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $147.00.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) has a market capitalization of $8.84 billion and generates $2.70 billion in revenue each year. The network technology company earns $322.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.98 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 7,089 workers across the globe.

F5's mailing address is 801 5TH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA, 98104. The official website for the company is www.f5.com. The network technology company can be reached via phone at (206) 272-5555, via email at s.dulong@f5.com, or via fax at 206-272-5556.