Juniper Networks (JNPR) Competitors

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer JNPR or FFIV?

In the previous week, Juniper Networks and Juniper Networks both had 9 articles in the media. F5's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Juniper Networks' score of -0.02 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Juniper Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
F5	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JNPR or FFIV?

F5 received 216 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.78% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 60.71% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Juniper Networks	Outperform Votes 1063 60.71%	Underperform Votes 688 39.29%
F5	Outperform Votes 1279 67.78%	Underperform Votes 608 32.22%

Is JNPR or FFIV more profitable?

F5 has a net margin of 11.74% compared to Juniper Networks' net margin of 9.10%. F5's return on equity of 16.56% beat Juniper Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Juniper Networks	9.10%	11.82%	5.67%
F5	11.74%	16.56%	8.12%

Do analysts recommend JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks presently has a consensus target price of $34.87, indicating a potential upside of 15.49%. F5 has a consensus target price of $165.13, indicating a potential upside of 12.50%. Given Juniper Networks' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Juniper Networks is more favorable than F5.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Juniper Networks	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
F5	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

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

89.2% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks has higher revenue and earnings than F5. Juniper Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F5, 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	$5.30 billion	1.83	$471 million	$1.53	19.73
F5	$2.70 billion	3.29	$322.16 million	$5.40	27.18

Which has more risk and volatility, JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

F5 beats Juniper Networks on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.