F5 (FFIV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $331.17 to $342.87
• 50-Day Range: $271.36 to $341.02
• 52-Week Range: $223.76 to $346.00
• Volume: 675,250 shs
• Average Volume: 821,135 shs
• Market Capitalization: $19.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.98
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $316.44
• Consensus Rating: Hold

F5 Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

F5 scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 297th out of 626 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

F5 has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

F5 has a consensus price target of $316.44, representing about 7.2% downside from its current price of $341.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

F5 has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for F5 are expected to grow by 3.93% in the coming year, from $12.71 to $13.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of F5 is 27.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of F5 is 27.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

F5 has a PEG Ratio of 7.86. 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 5.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.09% 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 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in F5 has recently decreased by 10.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

F5 does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

F5 has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for F5 this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for FFIV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added F5 to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $5,762,036.00 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.

FFIV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FFIV shares performed this year?

F5's stock was trading at $255.26 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FFIV shares have increased by 33.6% and is now trading at $341.02.

How were F5's earnings last quarter?

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.43. The firm's revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will F5's stock buyback program work?

F5's Board of Directors authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, October 28th 2024, which allows the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 7.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Does F5 have any subsidiaries?

F5 subsidiaries include Threat Stack, Volterra, Shape Security, NGINX, Defense.Net Inc, Versafe Ltd, LineRate Systems Inc, and others.

Who are F5's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of F5 include Hsbc Holdings PLC (1.03%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.68%), Swedbank AB (0.38%) and Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Francois Locoh-Donou, Ana Maria White, Francis J Pelzer, Chad Michael Whalen, Scot Frazier Rogers, Kunal Anand, Thomas Dean Fountain, Alan Higginson, Elizabeth Buse, Edward Cooper Werner, John Anthony Maddison, Angelique M Okeke, Michael L Dreyer, Marianne Budnik and Lyra Amber Schramm.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of F5?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of F5 own?

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: 4/28/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026
• Investor update: 5/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FFIV
• CIK: 1048695
• Web: www.f5.com
• Phone: (206) 272-5555
• Fax: 206-272-5556
• Employees: 6,578
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for F5: $316.44
• High Price Target: $375.00
• Low Price Target: $250.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.83
• P/E Growth: 7.86
• Net Income: $692.38 million
• Net Margins: 21.96%
• Pretax Margin: 26.06%
• Return on Equity: 21.50%
• Return on Assets: 12.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.24
• Cash Flow: $13.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.75
• Book Value: $64.57 per share
• Price / Book: 5.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 56,520,000
• Free Float: 56,248,000
• Market Cap: $19.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.00