A10 Networks vs F5
ATEN and FFIV side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATEN and FFIV compare
F5 is the larger company, worth 11 times as much as A10 Networks ($19.2B against $1.8B).
On earnings, F5 is cheaper: it trades at 26.9× trailing earnings, against 40.8× for A10 Networks.
A10 Networks grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.2% versus 9.4% for F5).
F5 keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 22.0% compared with 13.9% at A10 Networks.
A10 Networks pays a dividend yielding 0.98%; F5 does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ATEN | FFIV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.8B | $19.2B |
| Share price | $24.48 | $338.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 40.0% | 30.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 47.7% | 52.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 494 | 6,578 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 14 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.8× | 26.9× (better) |
| P/S | 5.7× (better) | 5.8× |
| P/B | 7.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.7× | 19.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 29.2× | 19.8× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.87 |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 5.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $16.42 | $307.01 |
| Margin of safety | −49.1% | −10.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.2% (better) | 9.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.2% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −15.8% | 8.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −11.8% | 10.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.0% (better) | 18.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 79.4% | 81.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 16.1% | 24.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 13.9% | 22.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 19.6% | 29.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 19.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.92 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.08 | – |
| Interest coverage | 6.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.29 | 1.66 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.37 | 5.73 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.98% | – |
| Payout ratio | 40.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 96.6% |
| Held by insiders | 2.9% | 0.77% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.2M (better) | −$29.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.8% | 2.2% |
Go deeper
- ATEN stock overview
- ATEN income statement
- ATEN valuation and score
- FFIV stock overview
- FFIV income statement
- FFIV valuation and score
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