The stock price of F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) has jumped by 0.12 compared to previous close of 200.80. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.55% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-08-21 that F5, Inc. (FFIV) reached a significant support level, and could be a good pick for investors from a technical perspective. Recently, FFIV’s 50-day simple moving average broke out above its 200-day moving average; this is known as a “golden cross.
Is It Worth Investing in F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) Right Now?
F5 Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.61x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.05. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for FFIV is 57.87M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.77% of that float. On September 06, 2024, the average trading volume of FFIV was 525.47K shares.
FFIV’s Market Performance
FFIV stock saw an increase of -0.55% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 8.06% and a quarterly increase of 21.27%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.03%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.74% for F5 Inc (FFIV). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.15% for FFIV’s stock, with a simple moving average of 11.45% for the last 200 days.
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 8.11% 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 -2.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.03%, as shares surge +6.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +19.27% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FFIV fell by -0.13%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +23.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $197.43. In addition, F5 Inc saw 12.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FFIV starting from Locoh-Donou Francois, who sale 1,450 shares at the price of $202.00 back on Sep 03 ’24. After this action, Locoh-Donou Francois now owns 122,572 shares of F5 Inc, valued at $292,900 using the latest closing price.
FRANCOIS LOCOH-DONOU, the Officer of F5 Inc, proposed sale 1,450 shares at $202.00 during a trade that took place back on Sep 03 ’24, which means that FRANCOIS LOCOH-DONOU is holding shares at $292,900 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FFIV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for F5 Inc stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 19.53, with 10.51 for asset returns.
Based on F5 Inc (FFIV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.82. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 86.14.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 716.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.34.
Conclusion
To sum up, F5 Inc (FFIV) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
