F5 Inc vs Nasdaq Inc — how do they compare? F5 Inc trades at $415.62 (market cap $23.44B), while Nasdaq Inc trades at $94.71 (market cap $53.11B). The key difference: Nasdaq Inc is far larger — about 2.3× F5 Inc's market cap, and Nasdaq Inc pays a 1.22% dividend while F5 Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FFIV | NDAQ | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $23.44B | $53.11B |
Sector | Technology | Financials |
52-Week High | $431.26 | $100.98 |
52-Week Low | $223.99 | $76.85 |
Enterprise Value | $22.08B | $59.57B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.22% |
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F5 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.
Read more on FFIV →Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
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