F5 (FFIV) Competitors

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Do analysts recommend FFIV or JNPR?

F5 currently has a consensus price target of $285.78, indicating a potential upside of 8.44%. Juniper Networks has a consensus price target of $39.80, indicating a potential upside of 14.71%. Given Juniper Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Juniper Networks is more favorable than F5.

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)	2.00
Juniper Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Is FFIV or JNPR more profitable?

F5 has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Juniper Networks' net margin of 5.67%. F5's return on equity of 20.98% beat Juniper Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F5	20.58%	20.98%	11.57%
Juniper Networks	5.67%	7.57%	3.62%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FFIV or JNPR?

F5 has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
F5	$2.89B	5.26	$566.78M	$10.06	26.20
Juniper Networks	$5.07B	2.28	$287.90M	$0.86	40.35

Which has more volatility & risk, FFIV or JNPR?

F5 has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FFIV or JNPR?

In the previous week, Juniper Networks had 1 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Juniper Networks and 27 mentions for F5. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Juniper Networks' score of 1.07 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
F5	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Juniper Networks	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FFIV or JNPR?

90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FFIV or JNPR?

F5 received 213 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.56% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 59.10% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
F5	Outperform Votes 1294 66.56%	Underperform Votes 650 33.44%
Juniper Networks	Outperform Votes 1081 59.10%	Underperform Votes 748 40.90%

Summary

F5 beats Juniper Networks on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.