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F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) posted solid fiscal second-quarter revenue growth and better-than-expected non-GAAP (adjusted) earnings per share as the tech specialist transitions from its legacy hardware business to cloud and cybersecurity software. As a result, shares jumped by more than 10% on earnings, but investors should look beyond these apparently strong results. In fact, the acquisitions of NGINX and Shape in May and January, respectively, for a total of $1.8 billion, fueled that strong revenue growth.

Today's 4 Stock Ideas: * Boeing (BA) \- An earnings play. The company will report quarterly results Wednesday morning before the market open. * F5 Networks (FFIV) \- A play on strong guidance. With the company's Q2 earnings report issued Monday afternoon, F5 said it expects Q3 EPS of $1.91-$2.13 vs the analyst consensus estimate of $1.84. Sales are expected to be between $555 million and $585 million vs the analyst estimate of $546.9 million. * Edwards Lifesciences (EW) \- A play on patient monitoring. The company said its HemoSphere platform received expanded use indication from Health Canada related to coronavirus patients. * ATIF Holdings (ATIF) \- A play on 5G and AI info distribution. The company on Monday outlined a plan for its platform to integrate data of urban cities.See more from Benzinga * Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Fri., Apr. 24, 2020: GILD, DKNG, FFIV, ADC, SGMS * Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Thurs., Mar. 12, 2020: BA, APT, UBER, APRN, CHFS * Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Mon., Mar. 9, 2020: XOM, GLD, BA, TSLA, SPEX(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

While solid growth in software revenues boosts F5 Networks' (FFIV) Q2 top-line growth, higher operating expenses strain the company's bottom line.

F5 Networks (NASDAQ:FFIV) reported Q2 results.Quarterly Results Earnings per share decreased 13.23% over the past year to $2.23, which beat the estimate of $1.95.Revenue of $583,449,000 rose by 7.08% year over year, which beat the estimate of $559,040,000.Guidance Q3 EPS expected between $1.91 and $1.84.View more earnings on FFIVQ3 revenue expected to be between $555,000,000 and $585,000,000.How To Listen To The Conference Call Webcast URL: https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Finvestors.f5.com%2Fnews-and-events%2Fevents-and-presentations%2Fdefault.aspx&eventid=2161499&sessionid=1&key=DD6E98E0FDFB2EABBAD01E63C2C41C49®Tag=&sourcepage=registerTechnicals Company's 52-week high was at $168.94Company's 52-week low was at $79.78Price action over last quarter: Up 3.90%Company Description F5 Networks is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for networking traffic, security, and policy management. Its products ensure applications are safely routed in efficient manners within on-premises data centers and across cloud environments. More than half of its revenue is based on providing services, and its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996 and generates sales globally.See more from Benzinga * Avnet: Q3 Earnings Insights * Recap: J&J Snack Foods Q2 Earnings * A Look Into Avadel Pharmaceuticals' Price Over Earnings(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

F5 (FFIV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 12.06% and 2.99%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Francois Locoh-Donouour, F5's President and CEO and Frank Pelzer, F5's Executive Vice President and CFO, will be making prepared remarks on today's call. Other members of the F5 executive team are also on hand to answer questions during the Q&A portion of today's call.

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced that it will participate in the J.P. Morgan 48th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference, conducted virtually.

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F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced the appointment of Tom Fountain as Executive Vice President of Global Services and Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, he will head F5’s global support, professional consulting, educational services, customer success, manufacturing, and technology services operations.

Shares of F5 Networks Inc. jumped more than 6% in the extended session Monday after the computer networking company beat Wall Street expectations for its fiscal second quarter on the surge of work-from-home arrangements and other connectivity issues amid the coronavirus pandemic. F5 said it earned $61.4 million, or $1 a share, in the quarter, compared with $116.1 million, or $1.93 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, the company earned $135.9 million, or $2.23 a share, compared with $154.4 million, or $2.57 a share, a year ago. Sales rose 7% to $583.4 million, the company said. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected the company to report adjusted earnings of $1.98 a share on sales of $564 million. The company said it expects fiscal third-quarter sales between $555 million and $585 million with adjusted earnings in the range of $1.91 to $2.13 a diluted share. Shares of F5 ended the regular trading day up 2.8%.

Q2 2020 F5 Networks Inc Earnings Call

Shares of F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) have jumped today, up by 9% as of 1:30 p.m. EDT, after the company reported fiscal second-quarter earnings. Revenue in fiscal Q2 increased 7% to $583.4 million, topping the consensus estimate of $564 million. On the conference call with analysts, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou said the outbreak had a "net neutral impact" during the quarter.

F5, reporting stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, said its move to become more of a software provider has helped it weather the pandemic.

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2020.

F5 (FFIV) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 27, 2020 / F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) will be discussing their earnings results in their 2020 Second Quarter Earnings call to be held on April 27, 2020 at 4:30 PM ...

Coinciding with its Agility 2020 event, F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today introduced new solutions to provide enhanced application visibility and control throughout the application lifecycle. These solutions give customers end-to-end visibility into the health and performance of applications, along with integrated traffic, security, and API management controls to take action based on those insights, surfacing new ways to lower operational overhead and achieve faster time to market.

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced that it will participate in the Bank of America Global Technology Conference, conducted virtually.