F5 (FFIV) Competitors

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks currently has a consensus price target of $39.80, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. F5 has a consensus price target of $282.56, suggesting a potential upside of 6.32%. Given Juniper Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Juniper Networks is more favorable than F5.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Juniper Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
F5	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, JNPR or FFIV?

F5 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Juniper Networks. F5 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Juniper Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Juniper Networks	$5.07B	2.40	$287.90M	$0.86	42.27
F5	$2.89B	5.30	$566.78M	$10.06	26.42

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JNPR or FFIV?

F5 received 216 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.41% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 59.10% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Juniper Networks	Outperform Votes 1081 59.10%	Underperform Votes 748 40.90%
F5	Outperform Votes 1297 66.41%	Underperform Votes 656 33.59%

Is JNPR or FFIV more profitable?

F5 has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Juniper Networks' net margin of 5.67%. F5's return on equity of 20.98% beat Juniper Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Juniper Networks	5.67%	7.57%	3.62%
F5	20.58%	20.98%	11.57%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JNPR or FFIV?

91.9% of Juniper Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of F5 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor JNPR or FFIV?

In the previous week, F5 had 38 more articles in the media than Juniper Networks. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for F5 and 14 mentions for Juniper Networks. Juniper Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat F5's score of 0.90 indicating that Juniper Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Juniper Networks	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
F5	23 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

F5 beats Juniper Networks on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.