F5 Networks Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 Networks in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities 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 Monday, October 25th 2021.
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F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) released its earnings results on Sunday, July, 25th. The network technology company reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.46 by $0.30. The network technology company earned $651.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $636.94 million. F5 Networks had a net margin of 11.76% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.79%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.18 EPS.
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F5 Networks' stock was trading at $107.80 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FFIV shares have increased by 84.2% and is now trading at $198.59.
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F5 Networks updated its fourth quarter 2021 earnings guidance on Monday, August, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.680-$2.800 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.710. The company issued revenue guidance of $660 million-$680 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $662.14 million.

12 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for F5 Networks' shares. Their forecasts range from $165.00 to $285.00. On average, they anticipate F5 Networks' share price to reach $216.19 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.9% from the stock's current price.
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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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.85%), BlackRock Inc. (8.46%), Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (5.27%), State Street Corp (4.83%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (3.15%) and American Century Companies Inc. (3.07%). 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, Francis J Pelzer, Francois Locoh-Donou, Geng Lin, Marie Myers, Mika Yamamoto, Scot B Jarvis, Scot Frazier Rogers and Thomas Dean Fountain.
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FFIV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., Credit Suisse AG, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Invesco Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and Vanguard Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold F5 Networks company stock in the last year include Alan Higginson, Ana Maria White, Chad Michael Whalen, Deborah L Bevier, Francis J Pelzer, Francois Locoh-Donou, Geng Lin, Marie Myers, Mika Yamamoto, Scot B Jarvis, Scot Frazier Rogers, and Thomas Dean Fountain.
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FFIV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Millennium Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Amundi, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and Woodline Partners LP.
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One share of FFIV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $198.59.

F5 Networks has a market capitalization of $11.98 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 6,109 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].