F5 (FFIV) Competitors $246.98 +2.69 (+1.10%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FFIV vs. JNPR, CIEN, SATS, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, INFN, HLIT, ATEN, and DGIIShould you be buying F5 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of F5 include Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), EchoStar (SATS), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Infinera (INFN), Harmonic (HLIT), A10 Networks (ATEN), and Digi International (DGII). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. F5 vs. Juniper Networks Ciena EchoStar InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Infinera Harmonic A10 Networks Digi International Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Do analysts prefer JNPR or FFIV? Juniper Networks presently has a consensus price target of $39.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.00%. F5 has a consensus price target of $233.56, suggesting a potential downside of 5.44%. Given Juniper Networks' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Juniper Networks is more favorable than F5.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Juniper Networks 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13F5 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JNPR or FFIV? F5 received 219 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.93% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJuniper NetworksOutperform Votes107459.01% Underperform Votes74640.99% F5Outperform Votes129366.93% Underperform Votes63933.07% Do institutionals & insiders believe in JNPR or FFIV? 92.0% of Juniper Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of F5 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is JNPR or FFIV more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Juniper Networks' net margin of 4.97%. F5's return on equity of 20.80% beat Juniper Networks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Juniper Networks4.97% 7.41% 3.53% F5 20.13%20.80%11.41% Which has more risk and volatility, JNPR or FFIV? Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to JNPR or FFIV? In the previous week, F5 had 13 more articles in the media than Juniper Networks. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for F5 and 14 mentions for Juniper Networks. F5's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Juniper Networks' score of 0.66 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Juniper Networks 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F5 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, JNPR or FFIV? F5 has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJuniper Networks$5.56B2.14$310.20M$0.7647.25F5$2.82B5.14$566.78M$9.5625.83 SummaryF5 beats Juniper Networks on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. 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$14.48B$33.88B$24.43B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A2.77%2.73%4.09%P/E Ratio25.8321.23249.9317.81Price / Sales5.144.143,310.17158.52Price / Cash19.2020.6233.9136.29Price / Book4.637.287.096.50Net Income$566.78M$1.41B$673.23M$226.22M7 Day Performance3.62%3.70%4.95%4.03%1 Month Performance14.66%1.49%5.99%4.92%1 Year Performance47.83%34.90%21.54%29.30% F5 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFIVF54.3451 of 5 stars$246.98+1.1%$233.56-5.4%+47.8%$14.48B$2.82B25.836,524Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageJNPRJuniper Networks4.2732 of 5 stars$35.56-0.3%$39.50+11.1%+32.8%$11.77B$5.56B46.783,374CIENCiena4.6373 of 5 stars$68.17+2.5%$63.08-7.5%+53.3%$9.85B$4.39B72.528,483Positive NewsSATSEchoStar0.9042 of 5 stars$23.57+0.6%$19.25-18.3%+116.4%$6.40B$17.02B-2.5715,300News CoverageGap DownIDCCInterDigital2.183 of 5 stars$183.32+0.6%$120.00-34.5%+91.0%$4.65B$549.59M19.59420Positive NewsCALXCalix2.5081 of 5 stars$32.12+5.6%$42.50+32.3%-12.4%$2.13B$1.04B-133.831,760EXTRExtreme Networks4.0203 of 5 stars$15.67+1.6%$19.00+21.3%-2.1%$2.07B$1.12B-15.912,656INFNInfinera1.0456 of 5 stars$6.61flat$7.09+7.2%+57.7%$1.57B$1.61B-13.773,389Positive NewsHLITHarmonic4.2086 of 5 stars$12.39+2.6%$15.25+23.1%+13.6%$1.44B$607.91M16.821,359Positive NewsATENA10 Networks4.4238 of 5 stars$16.60+0.7%$20.00+20.5%+37.2%$1.23B$251.70M24.85525Positive NewsDGIIDigi International1.7038 of 5 stars$31.48-0.2%$36.75+16.7%+34.0%$1.15B$424.05M51.72822Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JNPR Competitors CIEN Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR Competitors INFN Competitors HLIT Competitors ATEN Competitors DGII 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 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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