Top 5 Income Stocks For 2015

Top 5 Income Stocks For 2015: F5 Networks Inc.(FFIV)

F5 Networks, Inc. provides application delivery networking technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications, and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other network resources in the Americas, EMEA, Japan, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers BIG-IP, an application delivery controller; VIPRION, a chassis-based application delivery controller; and FirePass, an appliance that provides SSL VPN access for remote users of Internet protocol networks, and applications connected to the networks from Web browser on any device. It also offers Application Security Manager, an application firewall; WebAccelerator that speeds Web transactions by optimizing individual network object requests, connections, and end-to-end transactions from browser to databases; WAN Optimization Manager, which integrates application delivery with WAN optimization technologies; Access Policy Manager that provides secure, granular, and contex t-aware control of access to applications; Edge Gateway, a remote access product, which offers context-aware, policy controlled, and remote access to applications at LAN speed; Enterprise Manager that allows customers to discover and view company?s products in a single window; and ARX product family, a series of high performance and enterprise-class intelligent file virtualization devices. In addition, F5 Networks provides Data Manager, a software product, which interfaces with file storage devices; iControl, an application programming interface that allows customers to control their products in the network; iRules, a programming language embedded in TMOS architecture; and consulting, training, maintenance, and other technical support services. The company sells its products to enterprise customers and service providers through various channels, including distributors, value-added resellers, an! d systems integrators. F5 Networks, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By shash63] evenue of $420.0 million, up 3 percent from $406.5 million in the prior quarter and 20 percent from $350.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Moreover, revenues were positively impacted by an 18.0% hike in Services revenues and a 21.6% increase in Product revenues on a year-over-year basis.

  Application Delivery Controller, or ADC, segment accounts for the product revenue of the Company. Product revenue of $225.1 million grew 3% sequentially and 22% year-over-year, representing 54% of total revenue.. With improvisation in data centers, it announced an updated version of its chief ADC platform software, BIG-IP.

  The updated version of BIG-IP, called BIG-IP v11.4, simplifies management of applications and data over physical networks, virtual networks, and cloud environment. This updated software will enhance its ADC segment. Furthermore, Cisco's exit from the ADC market will add to F5 Networks' market share growth opportunity. Its market share is expected to improve from 27.1% currently to 27.6% by the end of fiscal year 2015.

  The increasing usage of 3G and 4G data from mobile devices is increasing the demand for content and applications. This situation is increasing network complexity and reducing security, increasing the probability of cyber attacks. The security products S/Gi firewall, offered by the company, is certain to benefit from this market of cyber security. This product protects the network service providers' infrastructure to ensure network availability and performance.

  It will also protect subscribers from threat during data sharing. S/Gi will enhance connections per second by 20 times, which is equivalent to 8 million people using a service providers' network. This product will also contribute to F5 Networks' total revenue as the cyber security markets rises due to increased dat! a traffic! .

  Data centers are becoming the foundation of every organization, and I.T. departments are moving towards cloud storage

• [By MONEYMORNING]

  In addition to weakness in emerging markets, which the company acknowledged last year, rivals Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) and F5 Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: FFIV) have been nibbling at Cisco's market share.

• [By John Moore]

  Hackers, phrackers, and crackers continuously find loopholes, gaps, and other open doors into our data. No matter how complex the information security or how strong the firewall, threats will persist -- and sometimes circumvent even the best-designed security technologies. The general public's new realization of just how serious cyber threats are has put cybersecurity firms in the spotlight. Barracuda Networks (NYSE: CUDA  ) , F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV  ) , and Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP  ) are three cybersecurity firms to watch in 2014.

• [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

  F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) was also up, gaining 8.47 percent to $105.74 after the company reported upbeat FQ1 results and issued strong FQ2 outlook. Janney Capital upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and lifted the price target from $83.00 to $122.00.

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