Arista Networks (ANET) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Arista Networks, Inc. engages in the development, marketing, and sale of data-driven, client to cloud networking solutions for data center, campus, and routing environments in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. Its cloud networking solutions consist of Extensible Operating System (EOS), a publish-subscribe state-sharing networking operating system offered in combination with a set of network applications. The company offers data center and cloud networking systems, including newer artificial intelligence (AI) ethernet switching platforms; campus wired and wireless products, and routing systems addressing Core Routing, Edge Routing, Data Center Interconnect (DCI), Multi-cloud and Wide Area Networking (WAN) use cases; and a suite of value-add software solutions that leverage EOS to provide end-to-end orchestration, automation, analytics, network monitoring, and security. It also provides post contract customer support services, such as technical support, hardware repair and replacement parts beyond standard warranty, bug fixes, patches, and upgrade services. The company serves a range of industries comprising internet companies, service providers, financial services organizations, government agencies, media and entertainment companies, telecommunication service providers, and others. It markets and sells its products through distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturer partners, as well as through its direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Arastra, Inc. and changed its name to Arista Networks, Inc. in October 2008. Arista Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $132.45 to $137.67
• 50-Day Range: $86.18 to $141.17
• 52-Week Range: $59.43 to $141.99
• Volume: 5.23 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $171.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 53.67
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $138.07
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Arista Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Arista Networks scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 667 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Arista Networks has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.74, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Arista Networks has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Arista Networks are expected to grow by 17.27% in the coming year, from $2.20 to $2.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Arista Networks is 53.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Arista Networks is 53.57, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 51.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Arista Networks has a PEG Ratio of 3.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Arista Networks has a P/B Ratio of 15.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.48% of the float of Arista Networks has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Arista Networks has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Arista Networks has recently increased by 12.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Arista Networks does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Arista Networks does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.14

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.48% of the float of Arista Networks has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Arista Networks has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Arista Networks has recently increased by 12.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.12

News Sentiment

Arista Networks has a news sentiment score of 1.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 92 news articles for Arista Networks this week, compared to 61 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

212 people have searched for ANET on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

88 people have added Arista Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Arista Networks insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $714,048,068.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.39% of the stock of Arista Networks is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.47% of the stock of Arista Networks is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ANET Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ANET shares performed this year?

Arista Networks' stock was trading at $110.53 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ANET shares have increased by 23.1% and is now trading at $136.0590.

How were Arista Networks' earnings last quarter?

Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The technology company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.65 by $0.08. The firm's revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Arista Networks' stock split?

Arista Networks shares split on the morning of Wednesday, December 4th 2024.The 4-1 split was announced on Thursday, November 7th 2024. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, December 3rd 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

Is Arista Networks buying back stock?

Arista Networks' Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Tuesday, May 6th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $1,500,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 1.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Does Arista Networks have any subsidiaries?

Arista Networks subsidiaries include these companies: Awake Security Inc, Big Switch Networks Inc, Metamako Holding Pty Ltd, Mojo Networks Inc, ANET LLC, Arista Acquisition Australia Pty Limited, Arista Networks Australia Pty Ltd, and others.

Who are Arista Networks' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Arista Networks include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.88%), State Street Corp (3.67%), Cresset Asset Management LLC (2.10%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Jayshree Ullal, Daniel Scheinman, Anshul Sadana, Ita M Brennan, Charles H Giancarlo, Kenneth Duda, Yvonne Wassenaar, Kelly Bodnar Battles, Marc Taxay and John F Mccool.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Arista Networks?

Shares of ANET stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Arista Networks own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Arista Networks investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Hardware
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ANET
• CIK: 1596532
• Web: www.arista.com
• Phone: (408) 547-5500
• Fax: 408-538-8920
• Employees: 4,412
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Arista Networks: $138.07
• High Price Target: $155.00
• Low Price Target: $106.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.74
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 54.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 62.45
• P/E Growth: 3.32
• Net Income: $2.85 billion
• Net Margins: 40.90%
• Pretax Margin: 47.88%
• Return on Equity: 31.05%
• Return on Assets: 21.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.33
• Quick Ratio: 2.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.00 billion
• Price / Sales: 24.66
• Cash Flow: $2.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 67.65
• Book Value: $8.67 per share
• Price / Book: 15.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,256,860,000
• Free Float: 1,214,257,000
• Market Cap: $172.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.37