Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting F5 Stock Will Climb or Sink?
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With a market cap of $16.3 billion, F5, Inc. (FFIV) provides multicloud application security and delivery solutions globally, serving enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, and service providers. Its offerings include products like BIG-IP and NGINX, as well as distributed cloud services that enable the secure deployment, operation, and optimization of applications across on-premises and cloud environments.
Shares of the Seattle, Washington-based company have significantly outperformed the broader market over the past 52 weeks. FFIV has surged 64.2% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained 10.1%. In addition, FFIV stock has risen 13.1% on a YTD basis, compared to SPX's marginal decline.
Looking closer, the computer networking company has also outpaced the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund's (XLK) 5.4% return over the past 52 weeks.
FFIV reported Q2 2025 results on Apr. 28, with adjusted EPS of $3.42 beating the consensus and topping its guidance midpoint of $3.08, and revenue of $731.1 million exceeding expectations with 7.3% year-over-year growth. The company also raised its full-year outlook, projecting revenue growth of 6.5% - 7.5% and adjusted EPS growth of 8% - 10%. Despite these strong results, shares of FFIV fell marginally the next day.
For the current fiscal year, ending in September 2025, analysts expect FFIV's EPS to grow 9.2% year-over-year to $11.41. The company's earnings surprise history is promising. It beat the consensus estimates in the last four quarters.
Among the 11 analysts covering the stock, the consensus rating is a “Hold.” That’s based on one “Moderate Buy” rating, nine “Holds,” and one “Moderate Sell.”
On Apr. 29, Piper Sandler raised F5’s price target to $269 but maintained a “Neutral" rating, citing a mixed quarter with strong Systems momentum offset by weaker software performance, reduced second-half top-line guidance, and below-expectation Q3 margins and EPS.
As of writing, FFIV is trading below the mean price target of $287.56. The Street-high price target of $320 implies a potential upside of 13.9% from the current price levels.
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