FFIV NASDAQ Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

F5 Networks Inc · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

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Latest close 400.2 USD
-0.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a -7.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 41/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 400.2 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -0.6% latest completed week
4W Return -7.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 53.8% 28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 17-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 19 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -0.6% Latest completed week; four-week move -7.0%. Indicator stack 75/54 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 60.29% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 41/100 conviction; expected move 7.1%. News sentiment 57/100 22 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.6%, after a -7.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9812-week average 0.91

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.98Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1919 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 19 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -7.0% over four weeks, 10.4% over 12 weeks, and 24.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 17 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.6%
4W-7.0%
12W10.4%
26W44.7%
52W24.4%
Active trend streak17 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.50Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-68.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.25Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-41.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value7/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Quality91/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Momentum35/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Growth74/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
31.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
22.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
82.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
25.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
34.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
29.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
9.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
8.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
10.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.5x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

FFIV shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.54, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction41/100
Expected move7.1%
Put/call volume0.54
Pressure32
Speculation23
Volatility59
Trend agreement64
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Insider activity1 / 19

1 acquisitions and 19 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

13 positive · 6 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move7.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-8.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.5%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-4.9%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week-0.6%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -3.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape68/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 68/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis83/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.98; 19 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 60.29%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 60.29% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors37/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 20 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options60/100

FFIV shows bullish options pressure with a 41/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.54, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 7.1% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

Cloudflare Surges 65% in 3 Months: Should You Still Buy the Stock? Insiders1 / 19

1 acquisitions and 19 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.

 Research flow3 items

1 recent research articles and 2 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026400.2 USD-0.6%336.0 USD249.5 USD0.5012.254.0MOn
31 Jul 2026402.6 USD2.6%331.7 USD247.9 USD0.8818.625.6MOn
24 Jul 2026392.2 USD-4.1%326.8 USD246.4 USD1.1416.332.7MOn
17 Jul 2026409.1 USD-4.9%322.5 USD244.8 USD1.5019.602.5MOn
10 Jul 2026430.4 USD5.5%317.4 USD243.2 USD1.5620.822.3MOn
3 Jul 2026408.1 USD3.4%311.9 USD241.4 USD1.5416.943.0MOn
26 Jun 2026394.5 USD2.3%306.5 USD239.7 USD1.5514.163.1MOn
19 Jun 2026385.5 USD-2.7%301.3 USD238.1 USD1.596.593.3MOn
12 Jun 2026396.2 USD0.7%296.3 USD236.5 USD1.6912.352.1MOn
5 Jun 2026393.4 USD2.6%290.9 USD235.0 USD1.7114.153.0MOn
29 May 2026383.4 USD-2.6%286.0 USD233.4 USD1.686.264.3MOn
22 May 2026393.6 USD8.6%281.6 USD231.9 USD1.7112.093.4MOn
15 May 2026362.6 USD2.4%278.4 USD230.3 USD1.614.473.2MOn
8 May 2026354.0 USD9.5%276.4 USD228.9 USD1.531.533.3MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context