Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold60 ratings
Bullish2541.7%
Neutral3253.3%
Bearish35.0%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
F5, Inc. analyst ratings
F5, Inc. (FFIV) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$388.75Current
$175Low
$283.43Average
$475High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 31, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 9, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | May 26, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | In Line | Upgrade | May 18, 2026 |
| Needham | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 18, 2024 |
| TD Cowen | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 25, 2023 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 18, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 14, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Nomura Instinet | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Piper Jaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 9, 2019 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Underweight | Upgrade | Mar 29, 2019 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 17, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 25, 2018 |
| Standpoint Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 12, 2018 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 16, 2018 |
| Deutsche Bank | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Wells Fargo | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 27, 2017 |
| Oppenheimer | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 27, 2017 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 30, 2016 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Wunderlich | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 27, 2016 |
| Pacific Crest | Overweight | Downgrade | May 17, 2016 | |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 21, 2016 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 21, 2016 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 21, 2016 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 21, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 15, 2016 |
| JMP Securities | Market Perform | Market Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 13, 2015 |
| Raymond James | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 4, 2015 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 22, 2015 |
| Stifel | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 22, 2015 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 29, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Strong Buy | Buy | Upgrade | Aug 19, 2014 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 24, 2014 |
| D.A. Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 9, 2014 |
| Northland | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Apr 4, 2014 |
| Dougherty | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 10, 2014 |
| McAdams Wright Ragen | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 23, 2014 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 22, 2014 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 22, 2014 |
| FBR Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 26, 2013 |
| Topeka Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 5, 2013 |
| Topeka | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 5, 2013 |
| Craig-Hallum | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 3, 2013 |
| FBN Securities | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Miller Tabak | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 19, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 3, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $388.75. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $461 | $402.12 | +18.6% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $397 | $407.96 | +2.1% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| BOCOM International Holdings Company | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $407.96 | -22.8% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $450 | $396.19 | +15.8% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $475 | $362.58 | +22.2% | May 18, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $292 | $303.79 | -24.9% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $345 | $293.93 | -11.3% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $325 | $256.63 | -16.4% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $256.63 | -24.1% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $277 | $265.13 | -28.7% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $352 | $342.35 | -9.5% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $321 | $298.99 | -17.4% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $310 | $300.46 | -20.3% | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Bank of America Securities | Tal Liani | $180 | $240.54 | -53.7% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $246 | $218.36 | -36.7% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $240 | $218.36 | -38.3% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $241 | $218.36 | -38.0% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Jefferies | George Notter | $225 | $218.36 | -42.1% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $240 | $218.36 | -38.3% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $212 | $220.38 | -45.5% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $235 | $196.98 | -39.5% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Samik Chatterjee | $215 | $197.06 | -44.7% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $186 | $200.66 | -52.2% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $205 | $177.59 | -47.3% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $210 | $177.59 | -46.0% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $220 | $178.34 | -43.4% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $167 | $165.31 | -57.0% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $180 | $182.13 | -53.7% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Anthony Petrone | $190 | $192.44 | -51.1% | Apr 11, 2024 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $180 | $158.98 | -53.7% | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $151.5 | $71.81 | -61.0% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $175 | $165.5 | -55.0% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | James Fish | $197 | $170.49 | -49.3% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $193.91 | -39.5% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $169.16 | -42.1% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $193.91 | -48.6% | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Jim Suva | $210 | $202.49 | -46.0% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Colliers Securities | Catharine Trebnick | $275 | $202.49 | -29.3% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $210 | $202.49 | -46.0% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Sami Badri | $270 | $202.49 | -30.5% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Thomas Blakey | $307 | $223.5 | -21.0% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $280 | $235.89 | -28.0% | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Rod Hall | $175 | $216.02 | -55.0% | Oct 27, 2021 |
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