F5 (FFIV) Competitors $324.00 -0.47 (-0.14%) Closing price 09/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$324.81 +0.81 (+0.25%) As of 04:02 AM 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, ITT, SATS, CIEN, IDCC, VSAT, CALX, EXTR, 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), ITT (ITT), EchoStar (SATS), Ciena (CIEN), InterDigital (IDCC), Viasat (VSAT), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), and Bel Fuse (BELFB). F5 vs. Its Competitors Cisco Systems Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund ITT EchoStar Ciena InterDigital Viasat Calix Extreme Networks Bel Fuse Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$56.65B4.73$10.18B$2.6225.90F5$2.82B6.61$566.78M$11.3528.55 Which has more risk & volatility, CSCO or FFIV? Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CSCO or FFIV more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 22.06% compared to Cisco Systems' net margin of 18.45%. Cisco Systems' return on equity of 27.06% beat F5's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cisco Systems18.45% 27.06% 10.20% F5 22.06%21.77%12.17% Do analysts recommend CSCO or FFIV? Cisco Systems presently has a consensus target price of $74.53, suggesting a potential upside of 9.84%. F5 has a consensus target price of $309.89, suggesting a potential downside of 4.36%. Given Cisco Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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) 10 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Does the media refer more to CSCO or FFIV? In the previous week, Cisco Systems had 62 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for Cisco Systems and 17 mentions for F5. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Cisco Systems' score of 1.47 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cisco Systems 66 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F5 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryF5 beats Cisco Systems on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$18.64B$20.09B$32.22B$10.39BDividend YieldN/A3.54%3.17%4.64%P/E Ratio28.5575.42452.5326.11Price / Sales6.6191.641,736.87124.93Price / Cash26.0085.2637.6261.24Price / Book6.038.987.216.30Net Income$566.78M$355.94M$809.16M$271.03M7 Day Performance-1.43%-1.55%-0.66%-0.14%1 Month Performance2.67%7.25%6.28%5.82%1 Year Performance46.38%82.52%24,153.31%27.63% F5 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFIVF53.9478 of 5 stars$324.00-0.1%$309.89-4.4%+47.5%$18.64B$2.82B28.556,557Positive NewsCSCOCisco Systems4.9075 of 5 stars$67.02+0.7%$74.53+11.2%+28.9%$264.94B$56.65B25.5886,200Trending NewsCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$19.11-0.2%N/A+11.3%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsITTITT4.4882 of 5 stars$179.80+1.3%$183.67+2.2%+18.6%$14.02B$3.63B28.2711,700SATSEchoStar1.287 of 5 stars$71.94-3.9%$63.90-11.2%+184.6%$20.70B$15.45B-68.5113,700Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCIENCiena4.6503 of 5 stars$136.12+3.7%$114.32-16.0%+123.6%$19.20B$4.01B140.338,657Analyst ForecastGap DownIDCCInterDigital1.819 of 5 stars$329.31+2.0%$350.00+6.3%+147.7%$8.50B$892.58M23.47420Analyst RevisionVSATViasat3.345 of 5 stars$32.92+7.8%$21.13-35.8%+137.2%$4.42B$4.52B-7.137,000CALXCalix2.2849 of 5 stars$61.69+0.3%$64.00+3.8%+58.7%$4.03B$831.52M-154.211,820EXTRExtreme Networks3.9414 of 5 stars$22.30-0.1%$22.92+2.8%+39.6%$2.97B$1.14B-446.002,811Positive NewsBELFBBel Fuse3.74 of 5 stars$145.86+2.9%$126.80-13.1%+84.6%$1.85B$594.03M35.755,370 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSCO Competitors CSQ Competitors ITT Competitors SATS Competitors CIEN Competitors IDCC Competitors VSAT Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR 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 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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