Analyzing F5 Inc (FFIV)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

F5 Inc [FFIV] stock is trading at $262.30, up 1.62%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The FFIV shares have gain 1.95% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.28%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

F5 Inc [NASDAQ: FFIV] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 30, 2024, when Needham reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $220 from $200. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform on October 26, 2023, and dropped its price target to $160. On April 20, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $140 on the stock. Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating. Guggenheim initiated its recommendation with a Neutral. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to In-line for this stock on October 11, 2022. In a note dated July 20, 2022, BofA Securities downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $215 to $170.

F5 Inc [FFIV] stock has fluctuated between $159.01 and $264.50 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $226.22 within the next 12 months. F5 Inc [NASDAQ: FFIV] shares were valued at $262.30 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -13.76% based on the average FFIV price forecast.

Analyzing the FFIV fundamentals

F5 Inc [NASDAQ:FFIV] reported sales of 2.82B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 5.62%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.8% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.16. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.08.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 260.38 points at the first support level, and at 258.45 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 264.01, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 265.72.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, F5 Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.39. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.34, while the Cash Ratio is 0.72. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.46, the price to book ratio is 4.87 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.46.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved KARA LYNN SPRAGUE, Officer, that happened on Dec 12 ’24 when 55840.0 shares were purchased. Officer, FRANK PELZER completed a deal on Dec 05 ’24 to buy 8500.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, CEO & Director Locoh-Donou Francois sold 1450.0 shares on Dec 03 ’24.

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