Juniper Networks (JNPR) Competitors

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) 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 institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor JNPR or FFIV?

In the previous week, F5 had 10 more articles in the media than Juniper Networks. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for F5 and 13 mentions for Juniper Networks. Juniper Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat F5's score of 1.15 indicating that Juniper Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Juniper Networks	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
F5	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JNPR or FFIV?

F5 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Juniper Networks. F5 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Juniper Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Juniper Networks	$5.20B	2.31	$287.90M	$1.05	34.25
F5	$2.94B	5.59	$566.78M	$10.54	27.16

Is JNPR or FFIV more profitable?

F5 has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Juniper Networks' net margin of 5.67%. F5's return on equity of 20.98% beat Juniper Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Juniper Networks	5.67%	7.57%	3.62%
F5	20.58%	20.98%	11.57%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JNPR or FFIV?

91.9% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JNPR or FFIV?

F5 received 216 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.43% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 59.06% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Juniper Networks	Outperform Votes 1082 59.06%	Underperform Votes 750 40.94%
F5	Outperform Votes 1298 66.43%	Underperform Votes 656 33.57%

Do analysts prefer JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.21%. F5 has a consensus price target of $282.56, suggesting a potential downside of 1.29%. Given Juniper Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Juniper Networks is more favorable than F5.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Juniper Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
F5	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

F5 beats Juniper Networks on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.