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2/10/2012 10:00 AM

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV)

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CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company is a provider of application delivery networking products that improves the performance, availability and security of applications running on networks that use the Internet Protocol.

Current Price	$124.16	Mkt Cap	$10.02B
Open	$124.30	P/E Ratio	32.10
Prev. Close	$125.75	Div. (Yield)	N/A (N/A)
Daily Range	$123.81 - $125.08	Volume	122,984
52-Wk Range	$69.01 - $129.92	Avg. Daily Vol.	0

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239 Outperform

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35 Outperform

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Top FFIV Bull/Bear Pitches

The best Bull and Bear pitches based on recency and number of recommendations.

Retire20150 (56.16)
Submitted September 24, 2011

$100 within a year from here.

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Submitted October 25, 2007

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FFIV Summary

Sector: Information Technology

Industry:

Communications Equipment

Tags: Options Backdating (?) (86), Communications Equipment (94), Large Cap (504), Growth (1570), Information Technology (651), Networking & Communication Devices (7), Services (157), Internet Software, Services & Solutions (65), Cyclical (2276), S&P 500 (496)

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Recs

stationfool (< 20) Submitted: 1/26/2012 12:03:48 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $120.45 FFIV Score: +1.70

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portefeuille (99.82) Submitted: 12/15/2011 11:08:07 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $84.05 FFIV Score: +36.60

There are currently 200 FFIV shares in my "fund" with break-even of around 73.10 USD. http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/fund-trades/678775.

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Retire20150 (56.16) Submitted: 9/23/2011 10:50:49 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $74.60 FFIV Score: +49.47

$100 within a year from here.

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Score Leader

Jeffmonc (83.54) Score: +573.50

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in FFIV.

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	Index Gain	Score	Commentary
Jeffmonc	83.54	4/10/2008	NS	$18.37	+576.27%	+2.76%	+573.50	0 Comment
brian113741	80.44	4/2/2008	1Y	$18.50	+571.51%	+1.60%	+569.91	0 Comment
jakerrr	< 20	1/22/2008	1Y	$18.31	+579.41%	+9.92%	+569.49	0 Comment
ntch	94.93	1/23/2008	NS	$18.91	+557.85%	+8.66%	+549.20	0 Comment
jrk000	< 20	3/7/2008	5Y	$19.00	+554.74%	+8.33%	+546.41	0 Comment
LazyTimeMoney	51.33	4/3/2008	NS	$19.53	+536.10%	+1.35%	+534.75	0 Comment
ResearchLover	< 20	3/17/2008	3Y	$19.33	+542.68%	+10.47%	+532.21	1 Comment
docdetroit	62.65	4/17/2008	3Y	$19.65	+532.21%	+2.16%	+530.05	0 Comment
cverduzco1	94.29	3/24/2008	NS	$19.66	+531.89%	+2.92%	+528.97	0 Comment
tarzan1414	83.81	3/24/2008	3W	$19.71	+530.29%	+3.08%	+527.21	1 Comment

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TrackBMOCapital	88.52	11/30/2007	NS	$27.54	-16.38%	-38.46%	+22.08	1/7/2009 @ $23.03	0 Comment
TrackCitigroup	92.47	11/1/2007	NS	$36.65	+239.43%	-7.93%	+247.36		0 Comment
TrackCollinsStew	66.55	10/25/2007	NS	$35.04	+255.02%	-6.99%	+262.01		0 Comment
TrackJimCramer	78.10	9/14/2007	3W	$40.06	+51.97%	-23.26%	-75.23	3/9/2010 @ $60.88	0 Comment
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Retire20150 (56.16) Submitted September 24, 2011

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FFIV Summary

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Submitted October 25, 2007