F5, Inc. provides multicloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company’s distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It offers unified, security, networking, and application management solutions, such as web app and API protection; multi-cloud networking; application delivery and deployment; domain name system; content delivery network; and application deployment and orchestration. The company also provides application security and delivery products, including NGINX Plus; NGINX Management Suite; NGINX Ingress Controller; NGINX App Protect; BIG-IP Packaged Software; and BIG-IP Systems. In addition, it provides a range of professional services, including maintenance, consulting, training, and other technical support services. F5, Inc. sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, systems integrators, and other indirect channel partners. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Competitive Edge | F5 maintains strong market presence in application delivery networking, leveraging its versatile product portfolio to address diverse customer needs in a competitive landscape |
Fiscal Forecast | F5's FY25 outlook exceeds expectations with projected revenue growth of 4.5% and EPS growth of 6.0%. Analyst price targets range from $240 to $310 |
Hardware Rebound | Signs of recovery in F5's Systems division suggest a more balanced growth profile, potentially leading to increased cross-selling opportunities and market positioning |
Software Surge | F5's software segment drives growth, with consistent outperformance bolstering analyst confidence in the company's strategic direction and execution capabilities |
Metrics to compare | FFIV | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Technology sector companies | Relationship RelationshipFFIVPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 26.1x | 4.2x | 11.3x | |
PEG Ratio | 0.99 | −0.10 | 0.01 | |
Price / Book | 4.9x | 1.1x | 2.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 5.5x | 1.0x | 2.0x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 2.8% | 169.7% | 28.2% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 13.3% | 8.5% | Unlock |