F5 (FFIV) Competitors $295.56 -9.04 (-2.97%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$292.81 -2.75 (-0.93%) As of 02/21/2025 07:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FFIV vs. CIEN, JNPR, SATS, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, INFN, DGII, VSAT, and HLITShould you be buying F5 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of F5 include Ciena (CIEN), Juniper Networks (JNPR), EchoStar (SATS), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Infinera (INFN), Digi International (DGII), Viasat (VSAT), and Harmonic (HLIT). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. F5 vs. Ciena Juniper Networks EchoStar InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Infinera Digi International Viasat Harmonic F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, FFIV or CIEN? F5 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ciena. F5 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ciena, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioF5$2.82B6.05$566.78M$10.0629.38Ciena$4.01B2.99$83.96M$0.57147.63 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FFIV or CIEN? 90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Ciena shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of F5 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ciena shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend FFIV or CIEN? F5 currently has a consensus price target of $295.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.19%. Ciena has a consensus price target of $78.77, indicating a potential downside of 6.39%. Given F5's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe F5 is more favorable than Ciena.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ciena 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Which has more volatility and risk, FFIV or CIEN? F5 has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ciena has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FFIV or CIEN? In the previous week, F5 had 7 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for F5 and 12 mentions for Ciena. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Ciena's score of 0.73 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment F5 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ciena 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor FFIV or CIEN? F5 received 52 more outperform votes than Ciena when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.38% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 66.63% of users gave F5 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformF5Outperform Votes129466.63% Underperform Votes64833.37% CienaOutperform Votes124276.38% Underperform Votes38423.62% Is FFIV or CIEN more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Ciena's net margin of 2.09%. F5's return on equity of 20.98% beat Ciena's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F520.58% 20.98% 11.57% Ciena 2.09%4.72%2.42% SummaryF5 beats Ciena on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get F5 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FFIV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FFIV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricF5Computer & office equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.56B$38.34B$26.78B$9.13BDividend YieldN/A2.38%2.75%3.85%P/E Ratio29.3817.7246.7619.22Price / Sales6.053.502,574.4969.65Price / Cash24.4123.5135.0934.83Price / Book5.276.786.824.62Net Income$566.78M$1.27B$735.84M$246.06M7 Day Performance-4.71%-4.27%-2.03%-2.63%1 Month Performance8.30%-5.13%-0.30%-2.57%1 Year Performance59.05%22.05%19.03%12.71% F5 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFIVF53.9707 of 5 stars$295.56-3.0%$295.00-0.2%+59.8%$17.56B$2.82B29.386,557Positive NewsCIENCiena4.3524 of 5 stars$89.45+0.7%$78.77-11.9%+49.4%$12.71B$4.01B156.938,657News CoverageJNPRJuniper Networks4.5486 of 5 stars$36.55+0.6%$39.80+8.9%-3.2%$12.10B$5.07B42.503,374Analyst UpgradePositive NewsSATSEchoStar0.7014 of 5 stars$29.26+1.0%$23.75-18.8%+122.0%$7.95B$17.02B-3.1915,300News CoverageIDCCInterDigital1.7163 of 5 stars$214.29-0.3%$120.00-44.0%+93.4%$5.43B$868.52M17.80420Insider TradeShort Interest ↓CALXCalix2.6279 of 5 stars$39.84-2.1%$43.17+8.3%+12.6%$2.64B$831.52M-88.531,760EXTRExtreme Networks4.3199 of 5 stars$16.38+2.8%$20.30+23.9%+23.4%$2.17B$1.12B-17.432,656Buyback AnnouncementINFNInfinera0.3734 of 5 stars$6.65flat$7.09+6.6%+28.9%$1.57B$1.61B-13.853,389Positive NewsDGIIDigi International1.1851 of 5 stars$34.50-0.8%$36.75+6.5%+13.2%$1.27B$424.05M35.94790VSATViasat3.879 of 5 stars$9.17-0.7%$15.43+68.3%-55.5%$1.18B$4.28B-2.737,500Analyst UpgradeHLITHarmonic4.2351 of 5 stars$10.06+2.8%$12.50+24.3%-21.7%$1.17B$607.91M13.781,359Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CIEN Competitors JNPR Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR Competitors INFN Competitors DGII Competitors VSAT Competitors HLIT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FFIV) was last updated on 2/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop Picks for Trump’s Pro-Crypto America10,000% Crypto Opportunities in 2025 27 of the brightest minds in crypto share exclusive intel… Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMarket down? 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