F5 (FFIV) Competitors $299.37 -2.56 (-0.85%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$299.60 +0.23 (+0.08%) As of 07/25/2025 05:21 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FFIV vs. CSCO, CSQ, JNPR, CIEN, SATS, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, VSAT, and BELFBShould you be buying F5 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of F5 include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), EchoStar (SATS), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Viasat (VSAT), and Bel Fuse (BELFB). F5 vs. Its Competitors Cisco Systems Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Juniper Networks Ciena EchoStar InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Viasat Bel Fuse Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, CSCO or FFIV? Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is CSCO or FFIV more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 21.14% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 17.60%. Cisco Systems' return on equity of 26.48% beat F5's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cisco Systems17.60% 26.48% 9.87% F5 21.14%21.18%11.77% Do analysts recommend CSCO or FFIV? Cisco Systems currently has a consensus price target of $70.35, suggesting a potential upside of 2.42%. F5 has a consensus price target of $291.44, suggesting a potential downside of 2.65%. Given Cisco Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than F5.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cisco Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.10 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CSCO or FFIV? 73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CSCO or FFIV? In the previous week, Cisco Systems had 37 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Cisco Systems and 15 mentions for F5. Cisco Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat F5's score of 1.38 indicating that Cisco Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cisco Systems 46 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F5 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CSCO or FFIV? Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than F5. Cisco Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F5, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCisco Systems$55.62B4.89$10.32B$2.4528.04F5$2.94B5.85$566.78M$10.5428.40 SummaryCisco Systems beats F5 on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get F5 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FFIV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FFIV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FFIV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricF5INTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.34B$18.76B$28.90B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A2.76%3.01%4.00%P/E Ratio28.4078.4834.4320.08Price / Sales5.85225.981,735.2199.95Price / Cash24.1994.1238.3858.56Price / Book5.588.767.795.88Net Income$566.78M$341.62M$782.91M$258.89M7 Day Performance-0.93%2.44%0.79%3.70%1 Month Performance3.56%11.58%6.09%11.71%1 Year Performance68.81%55.50%52,641.05%17.98% F5 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFIVF54.1237 of 5 stars$299.37-0.8%$291.44-2.6%+72.3%$17.34B$2.94B28.406,557Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCSCOCisco Systems4.7288 of 5 stars$68.34+0.4%$70.35+2.9%+45.4%$270.63B$53.80B27.8990,400Positive NewsCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.39+0.3%N/A+11.0%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/AJNPRJuniper Networks2.6398 of 5 stars$39.95flat$40.00+0.1%N/A$13.36B$5.20B38.053,519Upcoming EarningsCIENCiena4.2415 of 5 stars$85.36+0.4%$85.54+0.2%+77.8%$12.07B$4.01B118.568,657Positive NewsSATSEchoStar0.3209 of 5 stars$28.33-1.0%$24.70-12.8%+50.9%$8.14B$15.83B-37.7713,700IDCCInterDigital1.7998 of 5 stars$226.46+0.6%$160.00-29.3%+86.5%$5.87B$815.48M17.96420Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCALXCalix1.5027 of 5 stars$53.82+0.3%$50.83-5.6%+59.3%$3.49B$831.52M-103.511,820Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionEXTRExtreme Networks3.0659 of 5 stars$17.63+0.6%$18.92+7.3%+30.0%$2.35B$1.09B-43.002,656Positive NewsVSATViasat4.3029 of 5 stars$14.81-5.8%$19.00+28.3%-22.2%$1.93B$4.52B-3.337,000BELFBBel Fuse3.1702 of 5 stars$103.72+2.0%$106.60+2.8%+64.3%$1.31B$558.94M30.155,370Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSCO Competitors CSQ Competitors JNPR Competitors CIEN Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR Competitors VSAT Competitors BELFB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FFIV) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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