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F5 (FFIV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$384.63 +6.84 (+1.81%)
As of 08/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

About F5 Stock (NASDAQ:FFIV)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$376.54
$385.45
50-Day Range
$377.79
$431.26
52-Week Range
$223.76
$435.00
Volume
575,514 shs
Average Volume
731,735 shs
Market Capitalization
$21.78 billion
P/E Ratio
30.62
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$416.63
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

F5 Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) specializes in application services and delivery networking, helping organizations ensure the availability, performance and security of their applications. The company’s core offerings include advanced load balancing, traffic management and application security solutions designed to optimize user experiences and protect against threats such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and web application exploits.

At the heart of F5’s product portfolio is the BIG-IP platform, which provides a suite of software modules for local and global traffic management, secure web application firewalling and DNS service delivery. F5 has expanded its capabilities in recent years to address multi-cloud and hybrid environments, integrating with leading public and private cloud providers to deliver consistent policy enforcement and visibility across diverse infrastructure landscapes.

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, F5 has grown from its early focus on server load balancing to become a global provider of application security and delivery solutions. The company serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, including enterprises in finance, healthcare, telecommunications and government sectors that demand high availability and robust protection for mission-critical applications.

F5 is led by President and Chief Executive Officer François Locoh-Donou, who has guided the company’s evolution toward a software-centric, cloud-native business model. Under his leadership, F5 continues to invest in automation, artificial intelligence and developer tools aimed at simplifying operations and accelerating the secure delivery of modern applications.

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F5 Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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71st Percentile Overall Score

FFIV MarketRank™: 

F5 scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 247th out of 601 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    F5 has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for F5 is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    F5 has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about F5's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for F5 are expected to grow by 3.08% in the coming year, from $13.65 to $14.07 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of F5 is 30.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of F5 is 30.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.30.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    F5 has a PEG Ratio of 3.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    F5 has a P/B Ratio of 5.65. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about F5's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.51% of the float of F5 has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    F5 has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.87, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in F5 has recently increased by 8.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    F5 does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    F5 does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    F5 has a news sentiment score of 1.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for F5 this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    10 people have searched for FFIV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 233% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    19 people have added F5 to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,800% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, F5 insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,316,411.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.48% of the stock of F5 is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.66% of the stock of F5 is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about F5's insider trading history.
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FFIV Stock News Headlines

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) Receives $416.62 Average PT from Analysts
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FFIV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

F5's stock was trading at $255.26 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, FFIV stock has increased by 50.7% and is now trading at $384.63.

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) posted its earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.00 by $0.73. F5's quarterly revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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F5's board approved a share buyback program on Monday, October 28th 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 7.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of F5: Threat Stack, Volterra, Shape Security, NGINX, Defense.Net Inc, Versafe Ltd, LineRate Systems Inc, and more.

F5's top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.13%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (1.28%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.04%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (0.90%). Insiders that own company stock include Francois Locoh-Donou, Francis J Pelzer, Chad Michael Whalen, Scot Frazier Rogers, Kunal Anand, Thomas Dean Fountain, Nikhil Ramesh Mehta, Alan Higginson, Elizabeth Buse, Angelique M Okeke, John Anthony Maddison, Michael L Dreyer, Marianne Budnik, Edward Cooper Werner and Lyra Amber Schramm.
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Shares of FFIV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that F5 investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Verizon Communications (VZ) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/27/2026
Today
8/23/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/26/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Communications Equipment
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FFIV
CIK
1048695
Employees
6,578
Year Founded
1996

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$515.00
Low Price Target
$300.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.36
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.56
Trailing P/E Ratio
30.62
Forward P/E Ratio
28.18
P/E Growth
3.76
Net Income
$692.38 million
Net Margins
21.95%
Pretax Margin
25.79%
Return on Equity
21.54%
Return on Assets
12.16%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.66
Quick Ratio
1.59

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.09 billion
Price / Sales
7.05
Cash Flow
$13.73 per share
Price / Cash Flow
28.01
Book Value
$62.53 per share
Price / Book
6.15

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
56,630,000
Free Float
56,355,000
Market Cap
$21.78 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.03

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This page (NASDAQ:FFIV) was last updated on 8/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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