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Yahoo
17 hours ago
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Here's Why F5 Networks (FFIV) is a Strong Growth Stock
It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors. While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics. For growth investors, a company's financial strength, overall health, and future outlook take precedence, so they'll want to zero in on the Growth Style Score. This Score examines things like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will generate sustainable growth over time. Seattle, WA-based F5 Networks Inc, founded in 1996, provides products and services to manage Internet traffic worldwide. Its application, delivery and networking products improve performance, availability and security of applications running on networks that use the Internet Protocol (IP). FFIV boasts a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 8.8% year-over-year for 2025, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 7%. Seven analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for fiscal 2025, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.22 to $14.55 per share. FFIV also boasts an average earnings surprise of 11%. On a historic basis, F5 Networks has generated cash flow growth of 5.1%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 16.7% this year. With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, FFIV should be on investors' short lists. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report F5, Inc. (FFIV) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
Business News Wales
21-05-2025
- Business
- Business News Wales
Next-Generation Floating Wind Installation Vessel Concept Revealed
Image Credit: Morek Engineering. A consortium led by Morek Engineering has unveiled its innovative design concept for a new vessel class for the Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) market, having completed the first feasibility stage. Consortium partners include naval architects Solis Marine Engineering, innovation specialists Tope Ocean, marine operations specialists First Marine Solutions and Celtic Sea Power. Bob Colclough of Morek Engineering said: 'We assembled a team with deep market insight and offshore expertise, then overlaid that with a clear vision for low-emission fuel systems. Our goal wasn't simply to retrofit an existing design with greener propulsion, but to pinpoint where we could deliver the greatest carbon reductions in the construction of future floating wind farms. We expect this to be attractive to a wide range of stakeholders in the floating offshore wind industry.' Image Credit: Morek Engineering. The project is part of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 4 (CMDC4), funded by the UK Department for Transport and delivered by Innovate UK. CMDC4 is part of the Department's UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions programme, a £206m initiative focused on developing the technology necessary to decarbonise the UK domestic maritime sector. The Future FLOW Installation Vessel (FFIV) design incorporates low-carbon fuels providing fuel efficiency advantages, a hydrodynamically optimised hull and expanded mooring capacity. These innovations translate into significant time and cost savings compared to current vessels in operation. The FFIV concept focuses on a section of the floating wind installation process that is yet to be optimised. It will work with any of the three main anchor types for floating wind turbines being considered by the industry: drag embedment anchors, which require installation by high bollard pull anchor handling vessels, suction piles and driven piles, which require large subsea cranes to install them into the seabed. In each case, the FFIV meets the requirements of the next phase by installing the mooring lines onto the installed anchors, enabling quick connection to floating foundations towed to the offshore site. 'We've reimagined the mooring installation process, designing a vessel focused on these new requirements', adds Simon Hindley of Solis Marine Engineering. 'By combining an energy-efficient hull form with a low-emission powertrain, we can tackle high-duty construction tasks without relying on traditional, fossil fuel-powered vessels, improving the overall efficiency of the offshore construction activities.' The FFIV has been designed to maximise mooring line capacity whilst minimising running costs. The selection of azimuth thrusters and reduced resistance to station-keeping and dynamic positioning efficiency is partnered with the alternative fuel choice of methanol. To maximise mooring line capacity, the FFIV has a large below-deck cable tank for synthetic mooring ropes as well as large chain lockers to hold the kilometres of chain expected for the floating wind industry. Ian Godfrey of Tope Ocean said: 'At present, the global fleet falls far short of what is required for serialised installation of floating turbines and their infrastructure. This innovative concept is the kind of advanced technology innovation the Floating Offshore Wind sector needs to realise the global pipeline of projects and the clean energy they can deliver.' Having showcased the concept to selected industry experts at a Society of Maritime Industries event in London this month, the consortium is now advancing toward the next design stage. This will focus on the equipment for handling large quantities of synthetic ropes, weather-limit analyses, and regulatory and design challenges faced by methanol propulsion systems. The target is to secure an Approval in Principle by a major ship classification society by December 2025.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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- Yahoo
F5 and Red Hat Expand AI Collaboration for Secure, Scalable Applications
On May 19, F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced an enhanced partnership with Red Hat, the leading provider of open-source solutions, aimed at helping enterprises securely deploy and scale high-performance AI applications. The collaboration enables businesses to accelerate retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model serving, and scalable data ingestion, fostering AI adoption without compromising security. A data analyst in front of a computer monitor, analyzing a series of financial trends. AI deployment is surging, with F5's 2025 State of Application Strategy Report showing that 96% of organizations are deploying AI models, a sharp increase from 25% in 2023. To meet this growing demand, F5 and Red Hat are prioritizing essential AI infrastructure, enabling businesses to enhance data pipeline security, improve inference performance, and efficiently scale AI solutions. The partnership focuses on enabling secure data flow, high GPU utilization, and fast response times for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and model serving at scale, accelerating extensive dataset processing for AI training and inference through MinIO and F5 on OpenShift AI, and strengthening AI security with an API-first approach to protect against threats like prompt injection, model theft, and data leakage using F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP and BIG-IP solutions. The collaboration highlights F5's commitment to open-source innovation, allowing businesses to adopt AI infrastructure flexibly. The initiative will be showcased at Red Hat Summit 2025 (May 19–22 in Boston), where experts will highlight real-world AI use cases, including secure model serving and scalable RAG workloads. While we acknowledge the potential of F5, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than FFIV and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the . READ NEXT: 20 Best AI Stocks To Buy Now and 30 Best Stocks to Buy Now According to Billionaires. Disclosure: None. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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F5 Delivers Scalable and Secure Cloud-Native Network Functionality for AI and High-Bandwidth Applications
New F5 BIG-IP NEXT CNF 2.0 optimizes apps and APIs in Kubernetes environments SEATTLE, May 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today unveiled F5 BIG-IP Next Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF) 2.0, an evolved solution that significantly enhances the capabilities of the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) for large-scale cloud-native applications. With advanced Kubernetes-native features, F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 redefines how organizations adapt to increasingly complex and resource-intensive operations caused by high-bandwidth applications such as AI by delivering scalable, resource-efficient, and secure network functionality for telecommunications service providers, internet service providers (ISPs), cloud service providers, and large enterprises. Designed to support diverse industries—from telecommunications to cloud services—F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 helps organizations revolutionize high-bandwidth operations. Service providers can cut costs with more efficient resource allocation and scaling, mitigate modern security threats, and simplify management through Kubernetes-native automation. By integrating essential services such as DDoS protection, firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), and carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT), F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 empowers providers to consolidate network operations, safeguard infrastructure, and proactively scale amidst increasing traffic demands. "Service providers and large enterprises are under pressure to scale faster, operate leaner, and stay secure—all in increasingly complex environments," said Kunal Anand, Chief Innovation Officer at F5. "With BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0, we're extending the F5 ADSP with a truly cloud-native solution built for modern, decentralized infrastructure. Unlike legacy virtualized approaches that burn resources, our Kubernetes-native architecture unlocks smarter scaling, stronger security, and more efficient delivery of high-bandwidth services—giving customers the flexibility to move faster without compromise." Raising the Bar for Cloud-Native Network Functions Telecommunications and enterprise networks face an urgent need to balance escalating traffic volumes, tight budgets, and growing security threats—all within complex, distributed architectures. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 directly addresses these challenges with tools that consolidate network functions, reduce resource consumption, and optimize scalability and security. Highlights of F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 include: Disaggregation (DAG): Enables horizontal scalability for traffic steering and resource optimization. Accelerated DNS: Offers faster query responses and reduced latency via caching and secure zone transfers. Policy Enforcer: Integrates traffic optimization features like video acceleration, URL filtering, and context-aware controls. Unified Security Services: Combines firewall, DDoS mitigation, IPS, and CGNAT for centralized management and robust protection. Platform Enhancements: Maximizes flexibility with Kubernetes-native automation and separate scaling of control and data planes. Optimized for Large Networks Across Industries F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 helps telecommunications providers supercharge their 4G and 5G environments with advanced traffic steering and enhanced security tailored for N6/SGi-LAN architectures. ISPs benefit from capabilities like CGNAT to mitigate IPv4 shortages while boosting performance through system disaggregation. Cloud service providers gain the edge with scalable global server load balancing (GSLB) and AI-ready DNS features, ensuring seamless digital experiences. Enterprises, on the other hand, can power IT and SecOps teams with intelligent traffic optimization, robust DDoS defenses, and simplified policy enforcement for bandwidth-intensive applications, reinforcing their operational agility and security posture. With 33% lower CPU utilization, F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 reduces operational costs and optimizes resource consumption. The solution's independent scalability—allowing separate data and control plane scaling—ensures flexibility without bottlenecks, while its edge-ready and power-efficient architecture guarantees low latency and superior user experiences. Integrated security measures protect against large-scale network attacks, and Kubernetes-native automation streamlines workflows with API-driven deployments for faster, simplified operations. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 consolidates services to reduce infrastructure costs by over 60%. Disaggregation enables seamless scalability across CNF instances, while DNS acceleration minimizes latency for end users. Advanced traffic optimization ensures smooth performance during peak demand, empowering service providers to excel in high-bandwidth applications. F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 + Red Hat OpenShift This week at Red Hat Summit 2025, F5 is unveiling BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 functionality on Red Hat OpenShift. BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0 is designed to work more seamlessly with Red Hat OpenShift, the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. Red Hat OpenShift delivers a critical foundation for service providers to more effectively deploy scalable cloud-native applications on a trusted, more consistent platform. By combining Red Hat OpenShift's robust Kubernetes management capabilities with F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0's powerful network functions, service providers can scale their applications more efficiently while unlocking additional value, including advanced traffic handling, optimized security, and simplified usability. Many service providers already rely on Red Hat OpenShift for modern cloud-native operations. Visit to learn more about how F5 enables transformational cloud-native operations for interconnected networks. About F5 F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry's premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world's largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life. For more information visit Explore F5 Labs threat research at Follow to learn more about F5, our partners, and technologies: Blog | LinkedIn | X | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding potential benefits of F5 BIG-IP Next CNF 2.0, such as lower CPU utilization and infrastructure cost reductions. Each customer's unique environment, objectives, and constraints could impact potential costs savings and resource consumption reduction benefits. F5, BIG-IP, and BIG-IP Next are trademarks, service marks, or tradenames of F5, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Red Hat, the Red Hat logo, and OpenShift are trademarks or registered trademarks of Red Hat, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. Source: F5, Inc. View source version on Contacts Dan SorensenF5(650) Holly LancasterWe. Communications(415) 547-7054hlancaster@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Washington Post
28-04-2025
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- Washington Post
F5: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
SEATTLE — SEATTLE — F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $145.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had profit of $2.48. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $3.42 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.10 per share. The computer networking company posted revenue of $731.1 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $716.8 million. For the current quarter ending in June, F5 expects its per-share earnings to range from $3.41 to $3.53. The company said it expects revenue in the range of $740 million to $760 million for the fiscal third quarter. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights ( using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FFIV at
