Opinions Michael Bowman
F5 NetworksFFIVBUYOct 30, 2013
$83.49
Stock price when the opinion was issued
$393.08
As of Jun 11, 2026. Market Open.
Business Services
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(A Top Pick Feb 1/12. Down 13.71%.) Basically, it helps to accelerate applications so that when you call up a web page, it is there quicker. Have 60% of the marketplace. They are coming back now and he is comfortable with the stock.
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Probably has 60%-70% of the market for delivering applications and content over the Internet. With the world moving towards cloud-based delivery of content and applications, this company is well-positioned.
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Leading through late 2010 and very beginning of 2011, networking stocks were on fire. To a lot of peoples surprise several came out saying there was an inventory backup in the channels and as a result, quarters were coming in lower than expected. This was probably the 1st one that started getting impacted. He was stopped out in January.
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(Top Pick Aug 4/10, Up 59.16%) Dominate player. Application delivery controllers.
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Application/acceleration so used in remote areas for communication. Doing extremely well. Beat the most recent quarter by 10%. Growth rate and revenues have been accelerating very nicely. Seasonally first couple of weeks of January can be problematic for technology companies so buy only a little and add later next year.
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(Top Pick Aug 4/10, Up 15%) Will continue to benefit from cloud computing.
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Dominates in application network controllers with 45% market share. Integral and necessary part of the evolution towards Cloud computing and consolidation of data centres. Could be a triple to a 5 bagger stock in the next 5 to 6 years.
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Interesting company. Basically they monitor Internet to servers. Came out in March with some really disastrous earnings, but since then have come out with 2 really good quarters. Business has really picked up for them. Customers have come back. Have some new products out there. Really good cash flow going now.