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Consensus Rating¹

Neutral

Highest Price Target¹

$360.00

Lowest Price Target¹

$155.00

Consensus Price Target¹

$252.33

F5 Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:FFIV | Benzinga

F5 Inc has a consensus price target of $252.33 based on the ratings of 18 analysts. The high is $360 issued by Needham on January 29, 2025. The low is $155 issued by Credit Suisse on April 20, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Evercore ISI Group, Barclays, and RBC Capital on October 28, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $287.33 between Evercore ISI Group, Barclays, and RBC Capital, there's an implied 11.26% upside for F5 Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Rating and Forecast

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations¹

Evercore ISI Group

Barclays

RBC Capital

B of A Securities

JP Morgan

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Analyst Ratings for F5

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Oct 28, 2025	8.42%	Amit DaryananiEvercore ISI Group 79%	280 320	Previous In-Line Current In-Line	Get Alert
Oct 28, 2025	3.38%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	267 321	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 28, 2025	21.97%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 72%	315 350	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Oct 28, 2025	-3.2%	Tal LianiB of A Securities 77%	250 260	Previous Underperform Current Underperform	Get Alert
Oct 28, 2025	14.23%	Samik ChatterjeeJP Morgan 82%	295 320	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 28, 2025	7.26%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	277 355	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 28, 2025	—	Ryan KoontzNeedham 77%	—	Previous Buy Current Hold	Get Alert
Oct 28, 2025	30.1%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	336 352	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 10, 2025	36.3%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	312 352	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 31, 2025	24.29%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	274 321	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 31, 2025	26.23%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 72%	314 326	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Jul 31, 2025	20.81%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	305 312	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 31, 2025	37.46%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	304 355	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 31, 2025	33.59%	Ryan KoontzNeedham 77%	320 345	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 18, 2025	18.1%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	280 305	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2025	18.1%	Samik ChatterjeeJP Morgan 82%	285 305	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 14, 2025	17.71%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	269 304	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 8, 2025	—	George NotterWolfe Research 76%	—	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2025	12.29%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 72%	290 290	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2025	4.16%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	262 269	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2025	6.09%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	274 296	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2025	8.42%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	269 280	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 29, 2025	23.91%	Ryan KoontzNeedham 77%	320	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 17, 2025	10.35%	Samik ChatterjeeJP Morgan 82%	285 296	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 9, 2025	12.29%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 72%	290 310	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Apr 8, 2025	4.16%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	269 310	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 8, 2025	1.45%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	262 304	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 31, 2025	0.67%	Tal LianiB of A Securities 77%	180 260	Previous Underperform Current Underperform	Get Alert
Jan 29, 2025	20.03%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 72%	260 310	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Jan 29, 2025	14.23%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 75%	257 295	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 29, 2025	17.71%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	246 304	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 29, 2025	39.39%	Matt DezortNeedham 34%	285 360	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 29, 2025	20.03%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	262 310	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jan 29, 2025	14.61%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	246 296	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2025	4.55%	Amit DaryananiEvercore ISI Group 79%	240 270	Previous In-Line Current In-Line	Get Alert
Jan 3, 2025	0.67%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 72%	240 260	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Dec 17, 2024	1.45%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	230 262	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2024	-30.3%	Tal LianiB of A Securities 77%	160 180	Previous Underperform Current Underperform	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2024	-4.75%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	186 246	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2024	-6.68%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 75%	212 241	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2024	-3.2%	Samik ChatterjeeJP Morgan 82%	225 250	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2024	-7.07%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 75%	205 240	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2024	-4.75%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	214 246	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 29, 2024	-10.94%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	215 230	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Sep 24, 2024	-17.91%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 75%	185 212	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2024	-18.69%	Amit DaryananiEvercore ISI Group 79%	180 210	Previous In-Line Current In-Line	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2024	-27.98%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	167 186	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2024	-20.62%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 75%	182 205	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2024	-16.75%	Samik ChatterjeeJP Morgan 82%	210 215	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2024	-17.14%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	189 214	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 30, 2024	-9.01%	Alex HendersonNeedham 83%	220 235	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 30, 2024	-14.81%	Alex HendersonNeedham 83%	220 220	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 30, 2024	-29.53%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 75%	182 204	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Apr 30, 2024	-30.3%	Amit DaryananiEvercore ISI Group 79%	180 200	Previous In-Line Current In-Line	Get Alert
Apr 30, 2024	-26.82%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	189 206	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 30, 2024	-35.34%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	167 187	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 11, 2024	-20.62%	Samik ChatterjeeJP Morgan 82%	197 205	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Feb 13, 2024	-14.81%	Alex HendersonNeedham 83%	220 220	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 9, 2024	-21.01%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 75%	204 204	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Jan 31, 2024	-20.24%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	163 206	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jan 30, 2024	-21.01%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 75%	185 204	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Jan 30, 2024	-14.81%	Alex HendersonNeedham 83%	200 220	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 30, 2024	-27.59%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	170 187	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 30, 2024	-30.69%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 75%	156 179	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 30, 2024	-20.24%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	163 206	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jan 18, 2024	-21.01%	Thomas BlakeyKeybanc 66%	186 204	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Oct 26, 2023	-38.05%	Tal LianiB of A Securities 77%	160 165	Previous Neutral Current Underperform	Get Alert
Oct 25, 2023	-38.05%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 75%	160 173	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Oct 25, 2023	-36.89%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	162 163	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Oct 25, 2023	-32.24%	Alex HendersonNeedham 83%	175 180	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 25, 2023	-27.98%	Thomas BlakeyKeybanc 66%	186 193	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 25, 2023	-36.89%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	143 163	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 25, 2023	-36.11%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	165 165	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 25, 2023	-33.01%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 75%	146 173	Previous Sector Perform Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Jul 25, 2023	-37.27%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	140 162	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jul 25, 2023	-30.3%	Alex HendersonNeedham 83%	175 180	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 25, 2023	-25.27%	Thomas BlakeyKeybanc 66%	179 193	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 20, 2023	-36.11%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	165 175	Previous Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 20, 2023	-32.24%	Alex HendersonNeedham 83%	175	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 20, 2023	-34.17%	Paul SilversteinTD Cowen 58%	170 177	Previous Current Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 20, 2023	-43.47%	Matthew HedbergRBC Capital 75%	146 155	Previous Current Sector Perform	Get Alert
Apr 20, 2023	-39.98%	Sami BadriCredit Suisse 71%	155 166	Previous Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 20, 2023	-44.63%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	143 156	Previous Current Neutral	Get Alert
Apr 20, 2023	-45.79%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	140 166	Previous Overweight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 20, 2023	-30.69%	Thomas BlakeyKeybanc 66%	179 182	Previous Current Overweight	Get Alert
Mar 7, 2023	—	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 75%	—	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 25, 2023	-31.46%	Paul SilversteinCowen & Co. 58%	177 187	Previous Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 25, 2023	-32.24%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 67%	175 190	Previous Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Jan 25, 2023	-35.72%	Sami BadriCredit Suisse 71%	166 173	Previous Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 25, 2023	-35.72%	Tim LongBarclays 70%	166 180	Previous Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 25, 2023	-32.24%	Alex HendersonNeedham 83%	175 200	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 25, 2023	-29.53%	Thomas BlakeyKeybanc 66%	182 190	Previous Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jan 24, 2023	—	Raymond McDonoughGuggenheim 66%	—	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jan 18, 2023	-34.56%	Fahad NajamLoop Capital 57%	169 211	Previous Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 17, 2023	-38.43%	James FishPiper Sandler 66%	159 164	Previous Current Neutral	Get Alert
Dec 20, 2022	-34.17%	Samik ChatterjeeJP Morgan 82%	170 190	Previous Current Neutral	Get Alert

FAQ

What is the target price for F5 (FFIV) stock?

The latest price target for F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) was reported by Evercore ISI Group on October 28, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $280.00 expecting FFIV to rise to within 12 months (a possible 8.42% upside). 36 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

What is the most recent analyst rating for F5 (FFIV)?

The latest analyst rating for F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) was provided by Evercore ISI Group, and F5 maintained their in-line rating.

When was the last upgrade for F5 (FFIV)?

There is no last upgrade for F5

When was the last downgrade for F5 (FFIV)?

The last downgrade for F5 Inc happened on October 28, 2025 when Needham changed their price target from N/A to N/A for F5 Inc.

When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for F5 (FFIV)?

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of F5, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for F5 was filed on October 28, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around October 28, 2026.

Is the Analyst Rating F5 (FFIV) correct?

While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest F5 (FFIV) rating was a maintained with a price target of $320.00 to $280.00. The current price F5 (FFIV) is trading at is $258.26, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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