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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 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
167% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q3] → 8 (+5) [Q4]
146% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 113 | Existing positions closed: 46
130% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $90.8M | Put options by funds: $39.4M
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11.8B [Q3] → $14.1B (+$2.31B) [Q4]
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 577 [Q3] → 633 (+56) [Q4]
2.92% more ownership
Funds ownership: 91.8% [Q3] → 94.73% (+2.92%) [Q4]
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 214 | Existing positions reduced: 216
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$260
2%
downside
Avg. target
$292
10%
upside
High target
$360
35%
upside
8 analyst ratings
1 positive
13%
6 neutral
75%
1 negative
13%
JP Morgan Samik Chatterjee 45% 1-year accuracy 33 / 73 met price target | 7%upside $285 | Neutral Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Meta Marshall 44% 1-year accuracy 14 / 32 met price target | 1%upside $269 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
Piper Sandler James Fish 41% 1-year accuracy 12 / 29 met price target | 1%downside $262 | Neutral Maintained | 8 Apr 2025 |
B of A Securities Tal Liani 44% 1-year accuracy 7 / 16 met price target | 2%downside $260 | Underperform Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
RBC Capital Matthew Hedberg 57% 1-year accuracy 117 / 207 met price target | 17%upside $310 | Sector Perform Maintained | 29 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about FFIV published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 hours ago
Big Week Ahead for the Stock Market
Jobs Week, PCE and Q1 earnings reports should dominate market headlines all week.
Neutral
Benzinga
4 hours ago
F5 Earnings Are Imminent; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call
F5, Inc. will release earnings results for the second quarter, after the closing bell on Monday, April 28. Analysts expect the Seattle, Washington-based company to report quarterly earnings at $3.11 per share, up from $2.91 per share in the year-ago period.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
FIVN or FFIV: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors with an interest in Internet - Software stocks have likely encountered both Five9 (FIVN) and F5 Networks (FFIV). But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Is a Beat in the Offing for F5 Stock This Earnings Season?
FFIV's Q2 results are likely to reflect traction in BIG-IP and NGINX services, along with benefits from technology refresh activities initiated by customers.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
5 days ago
F5 (FFIV) Q2 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts' Insights on Key Performance Measures
Evaluate the expected performance of F5 (FFIV) for the quarter ended March 2025, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.
Neutral
Business Wire
6 days ago
F5 Strengthens Security Capabilities in the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today unveiled broad cybersecurity enhancements to the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) that significantly improve organizations' ability to identify and remediate vulnerabilities and threats to AI and other modern applications. These new enhancements enable enterprises to strengthen security for business-critical applications in an increasingly risky threat landscape.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
F5 Networks (FFIV) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth
F5 (FFIV) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Will F5 (FFIV) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
F5 (FFIV) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
FIVN vs. FFIV: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
Investors with an interest in Internet - Software stocks have likely encountered both Five9 (FIVN) and F5 Networks (FFIV). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
F5 to Report Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced it will report its second quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results on Monday, April 28, 2025 following the market close. F5 will host a live webcast to discuss its results with investors and analysts beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on April 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 of the l.
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