Why F5, Inc.’s (FFIV) Stock Is Up 5.74%

By Cynthia McLaughlin
August 01, 2026
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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding F5, Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • F5, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why F5, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for FFIV from analysts
  • FFIV’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About F5, Inc. (FFIV)

Before we jump into F5, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

F5, Inc. provides multicloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company’s distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It also offers unified, security, networking, and application management solutions, such as web app and API protection; multi-cloud networking; application delivery and deployment; domain name system; content delivery network; and application deployment and orchestration. In addition, the company provides application security and delivery products, including NGINX Plus; NGINX One Console; NGINX Ingress Controller; WAF for NGINX; BIG-IP Packaged Software; and BIG-IP Systems. Further, it provides a range of professional services, including maintenance, consulting, training, and other technical support services. The company sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, systems integrators, and other indirect channel partners. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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F5, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, F5, Inc.’s stock price was $402.570.

F5, Inc. is up 3.55% from its previous closing price of $388.750.

During the last market session, F5, Inc.’s stock traded between $394.005 and $405.850. Currently, there are approximately 56.71 million shares outstanding for F5, Inc..

F5, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 33.0, which is high compared to the Communications Equipment industry median of 32.8. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

F5, Inc. Stock Price History

F5, Inc.’s (FFIV) price is currently down 3.22% so far this month.

During the month of July, F5, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $435.000 and a low of $366.930.

Over the last year, F5, Inc. has hit prices as high as $435.000 and as low as $223.760. Year to date, F5, Inc.’s stock is up 57.71%.

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What Caused F5, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded F5, Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate F5, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on F5, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

F5, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about F5, Inc. (FFIV) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of F5, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, F5, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 6.94%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 75 and is considered to be Strong.

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F5, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, F5, Inc.’s stock price is $402.570, which is up 3.55% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like F5, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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