250.98 USD
-21.75
7.97%
At close Apr 3, 4:00 PM EDT
1 day
-7.97%
5 days
-6.65%
1 month
-11.67%
3 months
-1.33%
6 months
15.09%
Year to date
-0.31%
1 year
31.08%
5 years
133.90%
10 years
124.61%
0
Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

167% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 8 (+5) [Q4]

134% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 110 | Existing positions closed: 47

130% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $90.8M | Put options by funds: $39.4M

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.9B [Q3] → $14.1B (+$2.21B) [Q4]

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 576 [Q3] → 628 (+52) [Q4]

2.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.51% [Q3] → 94.7% (+2.19%) [Q4]

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 217

Research analyst outlook

8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$260
4%
upside
Avg. target
$301
20%
upside
High target
$360
43%
upside

8 analyst ratings

positive
13%
neutral
75%
negative
13%
B of A Securities
Tal Liani
56% 1-year accuracy
10 / 18 met price target
4%upside
$260
Underperform
Maintained
31 Jan 2025
RBC Capital
Matthew Hedberg
57% 1-year accuracy
117 / 206 met price target
24%upside
$310
Sector Perform
Maintained
29 Jan 2025
Goldman Sachs
Michael Ng
43% 1-year accuracy
13 / 30 met price target
18%upside
$295
Neutral
Maintained
29 Jan 2025
Piper Sandler
James Fish
27% 1-year accuracy
7 / 26 met price target
21%upside
$304
Neutral
Maintained
29 Jan 2025
Needham
Matt Dezort
20% 1-year accuracy
2 / 10 met price target
43%upside
$360
Buy
Maintained
29 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
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F5 Appoints Angelique Okeke as General Counsel
Neutral
MarketBeat
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3 Stocks to Buy While Others Stay on the Sidelines
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
F5 Accelerates AI at the Edge for Service Providers with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs
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F5 Accelerates AI at the Edge for Service Providers with NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
F5 Unveils Industry's First Converged Application Delivery and Security Platform for the Hybrid Multicloud Infrastructures of the AI Era
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F5 Unveils Industry's First Converged Application Delivery and Security Platform for the Hybrid Multicloud Infrastructures of the AI Era
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
F5's Multi-terabit VELOS Hardware Powers AI Workloads for Service Providers and Large Enterprises
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at AppWorld, F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced powerful new additions to the F5 VELOS product line, giving service providers and large enterprises a unified and customizable solution to optimize modern applications required for AI, safeguard workloads, and reduce downtime across single and multi-tenant application environments. AI applications are highly distributed, with vast amounts of valuable data traveling in complex patterns. As organizations accelerate their u.
F5's Multi-terabit VELOS Hardware Powers AI Workloads for Service Providers and Large Enterprises
Positive
MarketBeat
1 month ago
As the Magnificent 7 Stalls, These 3 Stocks Are Gaining Momentum
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As the Magnificent 7 Stalls, These 3 Stocks Are Gaining Momentum
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
F5 to Participate in Upcoming Financial Conference
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F5 to Participate in Upcoming Financial Conference
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
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DH or FFIV: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Positive
FXEmpire
1 month ago
F5 Earnings Outperform as Software, AI Investments Pay Off
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F5 Earnings Outperform as Software, AI Investments Pay Off
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
F5 Redefines ADC for the AI Era
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F5 Redefines ADC for the AI Era
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