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Why F5 Networks (FFIV) Might Surprise This Earnings Season

Zacks Equity Research
Updated

Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and F5 Networks, Inc. FFIV may be one such company. The firm has earnings coming up pretty soon, and events are shaping up quite nicely for their report.

That is because F5 Networks is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. After all, analysts raising estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is a pretty good indicator of some favorable trends underneath the surface for FFIV in this report.

Analysts have very recently bumped up their estimates for FFIV, giving the stock a Zacks Earnings ESP of +0.27% heading into earnings season.

F5 Networks, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

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Given that FFIV has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and an ESP in positive territory, investors might want to consider this stock ahead of earnings. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Clearly, recent earnings estimate revisions suggest that good things are ahead for F5 Networks, and that a beat might be in the cards for the upcoming report.

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