F5 (FFIV) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$341.02 +1.12 (+0.33%)

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F5 - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 12 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
5

Buy
5

Based on 12 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for F5 in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 12 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, and 5 have given a buy rating for FFIV.

Consensus Price Target

$316.44
-7.21% Downside

According to the 12 analysts' twelve-month price targets for F5, the average price target is $316.44. The highest price target for FFIV is $375.00, while the lowest price target for FFIV is $250.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -7.21% from the current price of $341.02.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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FFIV Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/6/25 to 5/6/26	1 Month Ago 4/6/25 to 4/6/26	3 Months Ago 2/5/25 to 2/5/26	1 Year Ago 5/6/24 to 5/6/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$316.44	$309.89	$309.89	$282.56
Forecasted Upside	-7.21% Downside	0.73% Upside	14.26% Upside	6.56% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

FFIV Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

FFIV Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

F5 Stock vs. The Competition

Type	F5	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.25	2.30	2.52
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-7.21% Downside	180.33% Upside	14.00% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent FFIV News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
4/29/2026	Piper Sandler 2 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Overweight
4/29/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Matthew Hedberg 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform	$345.00 ➝ $375.00	+13.95%
4/29/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Tim Long 4 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$283.00 ➝ $292.00	-4.06%
4/29/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Samik Chatterjee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$355.00 ➝ $365.00	+11.23%
4/29/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Hopson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/30/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B-)
1/28/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Ng Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$285.00 ➝ $320.00	+18.33%
1/9/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
12/17/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Meta Marshall Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$336.00 ➝ $296.00	+13.72%
10/28/2025	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Amit Daryanani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Cautious

10/28/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tal Liani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underperform	$260.00 ➝ $250.00	-13.91%
7/7/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	George Notter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
4/29/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform

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FFIV Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 12 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for F5 is $316.44, with a high forecast of $375.00 and a low forecast of $250.00.
: 12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for F5 in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" FFIV shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FFIV, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, F5's stock has a predicted downside of -7.21% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, F5's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: F5 has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Needham & Company LLC, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank Of Canada, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like F5 less than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating score for F5 is 2.25 while the average consensus rating score for "computer and technology" companies is 2.30. Learn more on how FFIV compares to other companies.

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F5 (FFIV) Stock Forecast & Price Target

F5 - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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F5 (FFIV) Stock Forecast & Price Target

F5 - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Consensus Price Target

FFIV Analyst Ratings Over Time

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