JNPR vs. FFIV, HPE, HPQ, BRKR, FLEX, NVT, JKHY, ALAB, TWLO, and PAYC
Should you be buying Juniper Networks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Juniper Networks include F5 (FFIV), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), HP (HPQ), Bruker (BRKR), Flex (FLEX), nVent Electric (NVT), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Astera Labs (ALAB), Twilio (TWLO), and Paycom Software (PAYC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
F5 has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
F5 has a net margin of 16.43% compared to F5's net margin of 5.57%. Juniper Networks' return on equity of 20.81% beat F5's return on equity.
In the previous week, Juniper Networks had 2 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Juniper Networks and 12 mentions for F5. Juniper Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat F5's score of 0.25 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
F5 has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
F5 received 214 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.38% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote.
F5 currently has a consensus target price of $192.22, suggesting a potential upside of 5.70%. Juniper Networks has a consensus target price of $34.27, suggesting a potential downside of 1.94%. Given Juniper Networks' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe F5 is more favorable than Juniper Networks.
90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
F5 beats Juniper Networks on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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