F5 (FFIV) Competitors $300.02 +3.91 (+1.32%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:44 PM EasternExtended Trading$299.91 -0.12 (-0.04%) As of 07/3/2025 04:05 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, JNPR, CIEN, SATS, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, VSAT, INFN, and DGIIShould you be buying F5 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of F5 include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), EchoStar (SATS), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Viasat (VSAT), Infinera (INFN), and Digi International (DGII). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. F5 vs. Its Competitors Cisco Systems Juniper Networks Ciena EchoStar InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Viasat Infinera Digi International F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings. Which has more volatility and risk, FFIV or CSCO? F5 has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Cisco Systems has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, FFIV or CSCO? 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 RatioF5$2.82B6.12$566.78M$10.5428.47Cisco Systems$53.80B5.13$10.32B$2.4528.42 Is FFIV or CSCO 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 F521.14% 21.18% 11.77% Cisco Systems 17.60%26.48%9.87% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FFIV or CSCO? 90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate FFIV or CSCO? F5 presently has a consensus price target of $282.56, indicating a potential downside of 5.82%. Cisco Systems has a consensus price target of $69.53, indicating a potential downside of 0.16%. Given Cisco Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than F5.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cisco Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Does the media prefer FFIV or CSCO? In the previous week, Cisco Systems had 60 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Cisco Systems and 14 mentions for F5. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Cisco Systems' score of 1.30 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment F5 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cisco Systems 60 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryF5 beats Cisco Systems 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$17.24B$18.25B$27.81B$9.05BDividend YieldN/A2.46%3.12%4.02%P/E Ratio28.4774.3337.1020.23Price / Sales6.1271.622,010.83118.64Price / Cash24.0594.0738.5958.07Price / Book5.598.687.225.67Net Income$566.78M$337.50M$763.57M$249.13M7 Day Performance1.45%3.55%2.72%3.28%1 Month Performance2.06%2.92%6.36%5.56%1 Year Performance74.81%63.80%51,825.66%21.12% F5 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFIVF53.9286 of 5 stars$300.03+1.3%$282.56-5.8%+76.0%$17.24B$2.82B28.476,557Positive NewsInsider TradeCSCOCisco Systems4.7622 of 5 stars$69.38+1.1%$69.53+0.2%+47.9%$274.74B$53.80B28.3290,400Positive NewsOptions VolumeJNPRJuniper Networks3.3797 of 5 stars$39.91+8.4%$40.00+0.2%N/A$13.35B$5.07B38.013,519High Trading VolumeCIENCiena4.3062 of 5 stars$81.34-0.9%$83.15+2.2%+73.3%$11.50B$4.01B112.978,657Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeSATSEchoStar0.5366 of 5 stars$27.70-3.9%$24.70-10.8%+64.3%$7.96B$15.83B-36.9313,700IDCCInterDigital2.0886 of 5 stars$224.23-2.9%$160.00-28.6%+89.0%$5.82B$868.52M17.78420Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionCALXCalix2.2209 of 5 stars$53.21+3.7%$48.50-8.9%+56.4%$3.45B$831.52M-102.331,820Insider TradeEXTRExtreme Networks2.7574 of 5 stars$17.95+1.0%$18.92+5.4%+45.4%$2.39B$1.12B-43.782,656Insider TradeVSATViasat3.5002 of 5 stars$14.60flat$19.00+30.1%+12.6%$1.90B$4.52B-3.287,000INFNInfineraN/A$6.64flat$6.49-2.3%N/A$1.57B$1.46B-13.833,220DGIIDigi International1.4835 of 5 stars$34.86-0.1%$35.67+2.3%+58.2%$1.29B$424.05M30.85790Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSCO Competitors JNPR Competitors CIEN Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR Competitors VSAT Competitors INFN Competitors DGII 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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