ANET

Arista Networks Inc. Common Stock (ANET)

Stock · NYSE · Telecommunications

$177.02as of 10/16/2026

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October 16, 2026

Arista Networks (ANET) sees CEO stock sale amid AI focus. Chief executive sold about $34 million of ANET shares, reducing her personal holding. Analysts note the company's growing role in AI‑focused data‑center networking as enterprise AI spending rises. Market commentary also points to interest‑rate concerns that can influence high‑growth tech valuations, reflected in ANET's trailing P/E of 63.8. The stock trades near its 52‑week high, with an average analyst target of $244.

Active signals

Support level
$163.31
Industry
Computer Communications Equipment

What ANET's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Bollinger Band Breakout32+3.0%66%
Volume Spike30+1.7%67%
Bollinger Band BreakdownActive now17+12.1%71%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now10+7.3%70%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+4.7%67%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About ANET

Arista Networks, Inc. engages in the development, marketing, and sale of data-driven, client to cloud networking solutions for AI, 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 se…

Sector
Telecommunications
Industry
Computer Communications Equipment
Employees
5,115

Fundamentals

1-day range
$176.77$184.7
Market cap
$242.17B
P/E (trailing)
57.87
P/E (forward)
33.92
EPS (trailing)
$3.17
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.61
Avg. volume
6.02M
52-week range
$114.52$217.41
Next earnings: November 3, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.08After Closeconfirmed

How Arista Networks Inc. Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$9.01BNet Income$3.51B (39%)Cost of Revenue$3.24B (36%)R&D$1.24B (14%)Tax$738.30M (8%)SG&A$675.30M (7%)ANET

Source: 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$5.77B(64%)
Operating Income$3.86B(43%)

Forecasts

29 analyst ratings

Buy 94%
Hold 6%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$290
+63.8%
Median
$250
+41.2%
Low
$190
+7.3%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
0
Disposed
535.8K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
848.37M
Total value held
$98.27B
Institutional holders
1991
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown91.91M
  • Unknown68.27M
  • Unknown52.31M
  • Unknown46.76M
  • Unknown29.32M
  • Unknown27.23M
  • Unknown20.69M
  • Unknown18.51M
  • Unknown14.76M
  • Unknown12.60M

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