The stock of F5 Inc (FFIV) has gone down by -8.28% for the week, with a -12.92% drop in the past month and a -11.52% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.85%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.02% for FFIV. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.98% for FFIV’s stock, with a simple moving average of -3.09% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) Right Now?
F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.81x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for FFIV is at 1.11. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for FFIV is 58.38M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.22% of that float. The average trading volume for FFIV on May 01, 2024 was 441.44K shares.
FFIV) stock’s latest price update
F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -9.24 compared to its previous closing price of 182.13. However, the company has seen a fall of -8.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-30 that F5’s (FFIV) second-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings benefit from a higher gross margin and disciplined operating expense management.
Analysts’ Opinion of FFIV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FFIV stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for FFIV by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for FFIV in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $220 based on the research report published on January 30, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FFIV reach a price target of $160, previously predicting the price at $165. The rating they have provided for FFIV stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on October 26th, 2023.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to FFIV, setting the target price at $140 in the report published on April 20th of the previous year.
FFIV Trading at -11.84% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FFIV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.85%, as shares sank -12.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.34% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FFIV fell by -8.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $184.49. In addition, F5 Inc saw -7.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FFIV starting from Pelzer Francis J., who sale 500 shares at the price of $178.81 back on Apr 22 ’24. After this action, Pelzer Francis J. now owns 31,290 shares of F5 Inc, valued at $89,405 using the latest closing price.
Locoh-Donou Francois, the President, CEO & Director of F5 Inc, sale 1,450 shares at $188.85 during a trade that took place back on Apr 03 ’24, which means that Locoh-Donou Francois is holding 121,801 shares at $273,832 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FFIV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for F5 Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 17.62, with 9.40 for asset returns.
Based on F5 Inc (FFIV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.39. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 116.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 716.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.30.
Conclusion
In conclusion, F5 Inc (FFIV) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
