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About: F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, and went public in 1999.
Employees: 6,557
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Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
136% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 99 | Existing positions closed: 42
69% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $71.7M | Put options by funds: $42.5M
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.77B [Q2] → $11.9B (+$2.13B) [Q3]
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 523 [Q2] → 575 (+52) [Q3]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q2] → 3 (+0) [Q3]
4.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 96.87% [Q2] → 92.64% (-4.23%) [Q3]
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 184 | Existing positions reduced: 206
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$241
12%
downside
Avg. target
$254
7%
downside
High target
$270
1%
downside
7 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
7 neutral
100%
0 negative
0%
Evercore ISI Group Amit Daryanani 69% 1-year accuracy 34 / 49 met price target | 1%downside $270 | In-Line Maintained | 17 Jan 2025 |
RBC Capital Matthew Hedberg 70% 1-year accuracy 153 / 219 met price target | 5%downside $260 | Sector Perform Maintained | 3 Jan 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Meta Marshall 80% 1-year accuracy 20 / 25 met price target | 4%downside $262 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 17 Dec 2024 |
Goldman Sachs Michael Ng 67% 1-year accuracy 16 / 24 met price target | 12%downside $241 | Neutral Maintained | 29 Oct 2024 |
JP Morgan Samik Chatterjee 63% 1-year accuracy 40 / 64 met price target | 8%downside $250 | Neutral Maintained | 29 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about FFIV published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
19 hours ago
Ahead of F5 (FFIV) Q1 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for F5 (FFIV), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended December 2024.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
F5 to Report First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced it will report its first quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 following the market close. F5 also will host a live webcast to discuss its results with investors and analysts beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on January 28, 2025. The live webcast link can be accessed from the events & presentations page of the investor relations portion of f5.com. Interested listeners may also access the audio-only version.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
F5 (FFIV) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?
F5 (FFIV) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
Here's Why F5 Networks (FFIV) is a Strong Growth Stock
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
F5 Boosts AI Portfolio With MinIO Partnership: How to Play the Stock
FFIV's new partnership with MinIO is set to enable businesses to fully realize the benefits of their AI projects, despite macro headwinds.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
MinIO and F5 to Enhance AI Workloads with High-Performance Object Storage and Distributed Application Services
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. , Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MinIO, the leader in high-performance, Kubernetes-native object storage, today announced a strategic partnership with F5, the global leader in multicloud application security and delivery.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Why F5 Networks (FFIV) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
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Positive
Forbes
1 month ago
Pick ZS Stock Over F5?
After a solid Q1, we think Zscaler stock (NASDAQ: ZS), a cloud-based security platform, is currently a better pick over its peer – F5 stock (NASDAQ: FFIV). ZS stock trades at 14x trailing revenues, versus 5x for FFIV stock, thanks to Zscaler's superior revenue growth.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
F5 to Participate in Upcoming Financial Conferences
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced that it will participate in two upcoming financial conferences: Raymond James 2024 TMT & Consumer Conference – Tuesday, December 10, 2024 F5's presentation will be webcast live beginning at 1:40 p.m. ET. Interested attendees can access the live webcast via the Events & Presentations tab within the Investor Relations section of f5.com or via this link. Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference – Wednesday, December.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
F5 Welcomes John Maddison as Chief Product Marketing and Technology Alliances Officer
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the appointment of John Maddison as the company's new Chief Product Marketing and Technology Alliances Officer, reporting to CEO François Locoh-Donou. Maddison will lead a new organization responsible for increasing F5's market impact and delivering on the company's brand promise through its products and partnerships. “For over 25 years, F5's brand has been synonymous with the security and delivery of mission-critical applications for.
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