Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for F5 Networks in the last 3 months. The average price target is $166.67 with a high forecast of $186.00 and a low forecast of $156.00. The average price target represents a -2.43% change from the last price of $170.82.

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Highest Price Target$186.00

Average Price Target$166.67

Lowest Price Target$156.00

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Samik Chatterjee

J.P. Morgan

$173.00

Hold

1.28%

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07/19/23

Sami Badri

Credit Suisse

$155.00

Hold

-9.26%

Downside

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04/20/23

F5 Networks (FFIV) PT Lowered to $155 at Credit SuisseCredit Suisse analyst Sami Badri lowered the price target on F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) to $155.00 (from $166.00) while maintaining a Neutral rating.

Simon Leopold

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F5 Stock Dives After Software Revenue Drops. Wider Demand Weakness Bites. | BarronsWe think these actions signal managements view that the temporary weakness in demand will not recover quickly, wrote Raymond James analyst Simon Leopold, who maintained his Market Perform rating in a Wednesday note.

Paul Silverstein

TD Cowen

$177.00

Buy

3.62%

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01/25/23

Analysts Conflicted on These Technology Names: F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN)

Jim Suva

Citi

$170.00

Hold

-0.48%

Downside

Reiterated

01/25/23

We are not making material changes and accordingly our target price of $170 remains unchanged. Results FQ1 (December) - near consensus of $700.7M. This represents +2% growth y/y; Software grew +3% y/y while Systems (hardware) declined by 4% y/y. - EPS of $2.47 was above consensus of $2.33 or +6% better. We note favorable FX and debt paydown helped EPS.

Best Analysts Covering F5 Networks

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1 Month

Paul SilversteinTD Cowen

Success Rate

11/17 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+3.48%

reiterated a buy rating 11 months ago

Copying Paul Silverstein's trades and holding each position for 1 Month would result in 64.71% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +3.48% per trade.

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Alex HendersonNeedham

Success Rate

11/20 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+4.87%

reiterated a buy rating 2 months ago

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Alex HendersonNeedham

Success Rate

12/20 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+8.59%

reiterated a buy rating 2 months ago

Copying Alex Henderson's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 60.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +8.59% per trade.

2 Years

Paul SilversteinTD Cowen

Success Rate

11/17 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+11.47%

reiterated a buy rating 11 months ago

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FFIV Financial Forecast

FFIV Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for FFIV is $3.05 with a range of $3.02 to $3.08. The previous quarter’s EPS was $3.50. FFIV beat its EPS estimate 100.00% of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 66.26% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year FFIV has Outperformed its overall industry.

FFIV Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for FFIV is $685.39M with a range of $675.27M to $692.00M. The previous quarter’s sales results were $706.97M. FFIV beat its sales estimates 75.00% of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 65.60% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year FFIV has Outperformed its overall industry.

FFIV Analyst Recommendation Trends

In the current month, FFIV has received 0 Buy ratings 0 Hold ratings, and 0 Sell ratings. The FFIV average analyst price target in the past 3 months is $166.67

FFIV Stock Forecast FAQ

What is FFIV’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?

Based on analyst ratings, F5 Networks’s 12-month average price target is $166.67.

What is FFIV’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?

Currently there's no upside potential for FFIV, based on the analysts’ average price target.

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Is FFIV a Buy, Sell or Hold?

F5 Networks has a conensus rating of Hold which is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings and 1 sell ratings.

What is F5 Networks’s price target?

The average price target for F5 Networks is $166.67. This is based on 6 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The highest analyst price target is $186.00 ,the lowest forecast is $156.00. The average price target represents -2.43% Decrease from the current price of $170.82.

What do analysts say about F5 Networks?

F5 Networks’s analyst rating consensus is a Hold. This is based on the ratings of 6 Wall Streets Analysts.

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