F5 (FFIV) Competitors $254.41 +2.16 (+0.86%) (As of 12/23/2024 05:26 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FFIV vs. CIEN, JNPR, SATS, IDCC, EXTR, CALX, INFN, HLIT, VSAT, and DGIIShould 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), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Calix (CALX), Infinera (INFN), Harmonic (HLIT), Viasat (VSAT), and Digi International (DGII). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. F5 vs. Ciena Juniper Networks EchoStar InterDigital Extreme Networks Calix Infinera Harmonic Viasat Digi International Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media prefer CIEN or FFIV? In the previous week, Ciena had 8 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ciena and 6 mentions for F5. Ciena's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat F5's score of 0.56 indicating that Ciena is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ciena 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F5 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CIEN or FFIV? Ciena currently has a consensus price target of $77.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.12%. F5 has a consensus price target of $237.11, suggesting a potential downside of 6.80%. Given F5's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe F5 is more favorable than Ciena.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ciena 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54F5 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CIEN or FFIV? 92.0% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ciena shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of F5 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CIEN or FFIV? F5 received 53 more outperform votes than Ciena when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.35% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 66.89% of users gave F5 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCienaOutperform Votes124076.35% Underperform Votes38423.65% F5Outperform Votes129366.89% Underperform Votes64033.11% Which has higher valuation & earnings, CIEN or FFIV? F5 has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCiena$4.01B3.15$254.83M$0.57153.72F5$2.82B5.30$566.78M$9.5626.61 Which has more risk & volatility, CIEN or FFIV? Ciena has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CIEN or FFIV more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Ciena's net margin of 3.44%. F5's return on equity of 20.80% beat Ciena's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ciena3.44% 5.98% 3.08% F5 20.13%20.80%11.41% SummaryCiena and F5 tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad InvestorPlaceSix Stocks That Could Soar on Trump’s First Day BackThe recent election results have clarified a path forward, creating opportunities that weren't as clear just months ago. Louis has identified six specific AI stocks that are poised to benefit from this.Click here to learn which AI companies Louis believes will dominate the market... 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$14.91B$36.21B$26.31B$9.14BDividend YieldN/A2.58%2.79%4.28%P/E Ratio26.6119.82238.6117.12Price / Sales5.303.223,360.22122.82Price / Cash20.8424.6735.9937.84Price / Book4.7410.168.174.78Net Income$566.78M$1.34B$682.39M$225.43M7 Day Performance-2.07%-1.12%0.69%-0.82%1 Month Performance3.01%1.07%5.82%1.02%1 Year Performance42.14%29.64%22.09%15.72% F5 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFIVF54.0972 of 5 stars$254.41+0.9%$237.11-6.8%+42.1%$14.91B$2.82B26.616,557CIENCiena4.5266 of 5 stars$87.81+0.5%$77.00-12.3%+98.4%$12.68B$4.01B93.428,483JNPRJuniper Networks4.1232 of 5 stars$37.28+0.1%$39.50+6.0%+27.3%$12.34B$5.03B49.053,374SATSEchoStar0.6442 of 5 stars$22.71-0.2%$20.50-9.7%+59.2%$6.17B$16.02B-2.4815,300IDCCInterDigital2.497 of 5 stars$190.58+0.6%$120.00-37.0%+71.9%$4.83B$721.23M20.36420EXTRExtreme Networks3.0277 of 5 stars$17.64-0.6%$19.00+7.7%-0.7%$2.33B$1.03B-18.192,656Upcoming EarningsCALXCalix1.9554 of 5 stars$34.92-1.2%$42.50+21.7%-18.2%$2.32B$890.13M-145.501,760INFNInfinera0.5626 of 5 stars$6.57-0.5%$7.09+7.8%+38.7%$1.56B$1.46B-13.693,389Positive NewsHLITHarmonic4.1547 of 5 stars$13.21-0.8%$15.25+15.4%+8.0%$1.54B$623.65M18.101,359VSATViasat3.8653 of 5 stars$9.01+2.5%$18.33+103.5%-65.6%$1.16B$4.53B-2.897,500Gap UpDGIIDigi International2.2679 of 5 stars$30.60-0.5%$36.75+20.1%+16.2%$1.13B$424.05M50.16822 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CIEN Competitors JNPR Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors EXTR Competitors CALX Competitors INFN Competitors HLIT Competitors VSAT 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 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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