Juniper Networks (JNPR) Competitors

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) 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 institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Juniper Networks	Outperform Votes 1074 59.01%	Underperform Votes 746 40.99%
F5	Outperform Votes 1293 66.93%	Underperform Votes 639 33.07%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JNPR or FFIV?

92.0% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to JNPR or FFIV?

In the previous week, F5 had 4 more articles in the media than Juniper Networks. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for F5 and 17 mentions for Juniper Networks. Juniper Networks' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat F5's score of 0.96 indicating that Juniper Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Juniper Networks	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
F5	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Juniper Networks	$5.56B	2.12	$310.20M	$0.76	46.92
F5	$2.82B	5.04	$566.78M	$9.56	25.32

Do analysts prefer JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks currently has a consensus target price of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.77%. F5 has a consensus target price of $233.56, indicating a potential downside of 3.50%. Given Juniper Networks' higher probable upside, 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)	2.13
F5	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

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 Networks	4.97%	7.41%	3.53%
F5	20.13%	20.80%	11.41%

Which has more volatility and risk, JNPR or FFIV?

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

F5 beats Juniper Networks on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.