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

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

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The network technology company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.55 by $0.04. The network technology company earned $590.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $582.51 million. F5 Networks had a net margin of 19.07% and a return on equity of 31.79%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.90 earnings per share. 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.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for F5 Networks' shares. Their forecasts range from $110.00 to $183.00. On average, they expect F5 Networks' stock price to reach $155.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for F5 Networks.

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

News headlines about FFIV stock have been trending very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. F5 Networks earned a news sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the network technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for F5 Networks.

Some companies that are related to F5 Networks include Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Motorola Solutions (MSI), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), ViaSat (VSAT), Echostar (SATS), Finisar (FNSR), InterDigital Wireless (IDCC), Infinera (INFN), Plantronics (PLT), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Comtech Telecomm. (CMTL) and NetGear (NTGR).

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F5 Networks' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include PGGM Investments (0.25%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.24%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.14%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%) and Nepsis Inc. (0.07%). 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., Vision Capital Management Inc., Alpine Global Management LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Pensionfund DSM Netherlands and Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.. 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 $135.82.

F5 Networks has a market capitalization of $8.26 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]