Arista Networks (ANET) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Arista Networks, Inc. is a technology company that designs and sells cloud networking solutions for large-scale data centers and enterprise environments. The company is best known for its high-performance switching and routing platforms, which are used to build scalable, low-latency networks for cloud service providers, internet companies, financial services, telecommunications, and enterprise IT. Arista’s offerings emphasize programmability, automation and telemetry to support modern, software-driven network architectures.

Central to Arista’s product portfolio is its Extensible Operating System (EOS), a modular network operating system that provides consistent programmability, stateful control and advanced visibility across the company’s hardware platforms. Arista also provides CloudVision, a management and orchestration platform that delivers centralized network-wide automation, analytics and configuration management. The company sells a range of fixed-configuration and modular Ethernet switches and routers, and complements its hardware and software with professional services, technical support and subscription-based software licensing.

Arista was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company completed its initial public offering in 2014 and has since expanded its global footprint to serve customers across North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. Jayshree Ullal serves as president and chief executive officer, leading the company’s strategy to address the needs of cloud-scale networking and enterprise modernization.

Arista’s market positioning centers on a software-first approach to networking, prioritizing automation, telemetry and interoperability to help customers scale infrastructure and simplify operations. The company invests in research and development to advance features such as real-time visibility, programmability and integration with cloud-native tooling, aiming to support customers’ migration to highly automated and scalable network environments.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $143.00 to $149.44
• 50-Day Range: $115.86 to $177.89
• 52-Week Range: $83.86 to $179.80
• Volume: 3.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $180.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 49.28
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $182.83
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Arista Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Arista Networks scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 626 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: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Arista Networks has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.04, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 19 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Arista Networks has a consensus price target of $182.83, representing about 24.3% upside from its current price of $147.09.

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: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 21.45%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Arista Networks are expected to grow by 21.45% in the coming year, from $3.17 to $3.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Arista Networks is 50.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Arista Networks is 50.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Arista Networks has a PEG Ratio of 2.99. 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 14.98. 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

1.42% 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 2.64, 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 2.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Arista Networks has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 105 news articles for Arista Networks this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

283 people have searched for ANET on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 170% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

105 people have added Arista Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 262% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 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 $246,707,719.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

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 $130.97 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ANET stock has increased by 12.3% and is now trading at $147.0890.

How were Arista Networks' earnings last quarter?

Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The technology company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.06. Arista Networks's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Arista Networks' stock split?

Shares of Arista Networks split on Wednesday, December 4th 2024.The 4-1 split was announced on Thursday, November 7th 2024. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell 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 stock buyback plan on Tuesday, May 6th 2025, which allows 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 stock is 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.

When did Arista Networks IPO?

Arista Networks (ANET) raised $200 million in an initial public offering on Friday, June 6th 2014. The company issued 5,250,000 shares at a price of $36.00-$40.00 per share.

Who are Arista Networks' major shareholders?

Arista Networks' top institutional investors include Swedbank AB (0.51%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.43%), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.34%) and DSM Capital Partners LLC (0.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Jayshree Ullal, Charles H Giancarlo, Daniel Scheinman, Anshul Sadana, Ita M Brennan, Chantelle Yvette Breithaupt, 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: 5/05/2026
• Today: 5/07/2026
• 21st Annual Needham Technology, Media, & Consumer Conference: 5/14/2026
• J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference: 5/19/2026
• 46th Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference: 6/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 5,115
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Arista Networks: $182.83
• High Price Target: $210.00
• Low Price Target: $112.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.04
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 50.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 45.67
• P/E Growth: 2.99
• Net Income: $3.51 billion
• Net Margins: 38.32%
• Pretax Margin: 47.19%
• Return on Equity: 31.23%
• Return on Assets: 20.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.05
• Quick Ratio: 2.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 20.24
• Cash Flow: $2.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 60.70
• Book Value: $9.82 per share
• Price / Book: 14.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,259,170,000
• Free Float: 1,216,483,000
• Market Cap: $182.28 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.67