The stock of Arista Networks Inc (ANET) has seen a -4.94% decrease in the past week, with a 13.84% gain in the past month, and a -26.97% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.17% for ANET. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 9.22% for ANET stock, with a simple moving average of -8.86% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Arista Networks Inc (NYSE: ANET) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Arista Networks Inc (NYSE: ANET) is 36.60x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ANET is 1.39. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ANET is 1.03B and currently, short sellers hold a 2.31% of that float. On May 12, 2025, ANET’s average trading volume was 12.33M shares.
ANET) stock’s latest price update
Arista Networks Inc (NYSE: ANET)’s stock price has decreased by -0.86 compared to its previous closing price of 87.27. However, the company has seen a -4.94% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-09 that Arista Networks Inc (NYSE:ANET ) 20th Annual Needham Technology, Media, & Consumer Conference May 9, 2025 11:45 AM ET Company Participants Chantelle Breithaupt – CFO Conference Call Participants Ryan Koontz – Needham & Company Question-and-Answer Session Q – Ryan Koontz Good morning and welcome to Needham’s Technology, Media, & Consumer Conference. I’m Ryan Koontz, I cover the networking and optical sectors as well as the space sector here at Needham.
Analysts’ Opinion of ANET
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ANET stocks, with Rosenblatt repeating the rating for ANET by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ANET in the upcoming period, according to Rosenblatt is $85 based on the research report published on April 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ANET reach a price target of $100, previously predicting the price at $130. The rating they have provided for ANET stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 15th, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to ANET, setting the target price at $115 in the report published on March 05th of the current year.
ANET Trading at 8.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ANET to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.23% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.96%, as shares surge +19.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.51% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ANET fell by -4.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $79.22. In addition, Arista Networks Inc saw -21.72% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ANET starting from Duda Kenneth, who sale 80,000 shares at the price of $90.07 back on May 06 ’25. After this action, Duda Kenneth now owns 602,400 shares of Arista Networks Inc, valued at $7,205,794 using the latest closing price.
Duda Kenneth, the CTO and SVP Software Eng. of Arista Networks Inc, sale 80,000 shares at $90.07 during a trade that took place back on May 06 ’25, which means that Duda Kenneth is holding 12,976 shares at $7,205,790 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ANET
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.42 for the present operating margin
- 0.64 for the gross margin
The net margin for Arista Networks Inc stands at 0.41. The total capital return value is set at 0.26. Equity return is now at value 33.68, with 24.16 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.01 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 15.12. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.93.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Arista Networks Inc (ANET) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
