F5 Networks Stock Forecast, Price & News

F5 Networks' stock was trading at $107.80 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FFIV stock has increased by 23.3% and is now trading at $132.94.
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19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 Networks in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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F5 Networks is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 25th 2021.
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F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) issued its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, October, 31st. The network technology company reported $2.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.37 by $0.06. The network technology company had revenue of $614.82 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $607.12 million. F5 Networks had a return on equity of 21.69% and a net margin of 13.95%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.59 EPS.
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F5 Networks updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Monday, October, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.26-2.38 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.28. The company issued revenue guidance of $595-615 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $592.11 million.

19 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for F5 Networks' shares. Their forecasts range from $136.00 to $190.00. On average, they expect F5 Networks' share price to reach $162.44 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.2% from the stock's current price.
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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 LSV Asset Management (1.22%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.35%), PGGM Investments (0.26%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.24%), BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA (0.20%) and Railway Pension Investments Ltd (0.17%). 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, Sandra E Bergeron, 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 Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Grandview Asset Management LLC, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, and First Quadrant L P CA. Company insiders that have sold F5 Networks company stock in the last year include 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, PGGM Investments, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Railway Pension Investments Ltd, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Alberta Investment Management Corp, and New England Research & Management Inc..
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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 $132.94.

F5 Networks has a market capitalization of $8.13 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 5,786 workers across the globe.

The official website for F5 Networks is 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]