NASDAQ:FFIV - F5 Networks Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The network technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.55 by $0.04. The network technology company had revenue of $590.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $582.51 million. F5 Networks had a net margin of 19.07% and a return on equity of 31.79%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.90 EPS. View F5 Networks' Earnings History.

F5 Networks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for F5 Networks.

F5 Networks will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, January 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 updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.41-$2.44 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.47. The company issued revenue guidance of $560-$570 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $566.70 million.

16 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for F5 Networks' stock. Their forecasts range from $110.00 to $183.00. On average, they expect F5 Networks' stock price to reach $156.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for F5 Networks.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 Networks in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for F5 Networks.

News articles about FFIV stock have trended extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. F5 Networks earned a media sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the network technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for F5 Networks.

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F5 Networks' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include PGGM Investments (0.25%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.24%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%) and Inlet Private Wealth LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own F5 Networks stock include Alan Higginson, Ana Maria White, Andrew Reinland, Chad Michael Whalen, Deborah L Bevier, Francis J Pelzer, Francois Locoh-Donou, John D Dilullo, John Mcadam, Jonathan Chadwick, Kara Lynn Sprague, Michael L Dreyer, Ryan C Kearny, Sandra E Bergeron, Scot Frazier Rogers, Stephen Mcmillan and Thomas Dean Fountain. View Institutional Ownership Trends for F5 Networks.

FFIV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, First Hawaiian Bank, Inlet Private Wealth LLC and American Research & Management Co.. Company insiders that have sold F5 Networks company stock in the last year include Alan Higginson, Ana Maria White, Chad Michael Whalen, Francis J Pelzer, Francois Locoh-Donou, Kara Lynn Sprague, Ryan C Kearny, Scot Frazier Rogers, Stephen Mcmillan and Thomas Dean Fountain. View Insider Buying and Selling for F5 Networks.

FFIV stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Alpine Global Management LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. and Pensionfund Sabic. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FFIV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $135.12.

F5 Networks has a market capitalization of $8.21 billion and generates $2.24 billion in revenue each year. The network technology company earns $427.73 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.24 on an earnings per share basis. F5 Networks employs 5,325 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About F5 Networks.

The official website for F5 Networks is http://www.f5.com/.

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]