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F5 Revenue Growth Slowing, But Cash Flow Seen Higher

F5 Networks (FFIV) will maintain low double-digit revenue growth as free cash flow (FCF) doubles by 2017, supporting the data center gear maker’s stock, says Pacific Crest Securities. F5 Networks is the No. 1 seller of application delivery controllers (ADCs) that direct data traffic to computer servers. ADCs optimize server workloads in corporate and telecom data centers, helping speed up websites and communication networks. “Investors are now

Data Center Stocks: F5 Downgraded, Gigamon Upgraded

F5 Networks’ (FFIV) revenue growth could slow more than consensus estimates, says Barclays, which on Monday downgraded F5 stock while upgrading Gigamon. F5 Networks stock was down more than 2.5% in morning trading in the stock market today. Shares of Milpitas, Calif.-based Gigamon (GIMO), which sells communications network hardware “appliances” that analyze and manage data traffic, were up 4%, near 21.50 and near an 11-month high. Shares of

F5 Networks Plunges As Analysts Debate Q1 Miss

Networking gear maker F5 Networks (FFIV) saw its stock plunge more than 12% to a three-month low Thursday after the company late Wednesday gave disappointing earnings and guidance, though analyst reaction to the fiscal Q1 report was mixed. “We see this as an execution blip for F5 rather than anything reflective of a weak macro environment or structural issues in the business,” wrote William Blair analyst Jason Ader in a research note affirming his