Marble Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 6,434 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $843,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Arista Networks during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Arista Networks during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Arista Networks during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Arista Networks during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in Arista Networks in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. 82.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
ANET has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price (up from $170.00) on shares of Arista Networks in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on Arista Networks from $180.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings raised Arista Networks from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Truist Financial set a $175.00 target price on Arista Networks in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Arista Networks from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $185.72.
Insider Activity at Arista Networks
In related news, major shareholder Andreas Bechtolsheim sold 220,000 shares of Arista Networks stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.86, for a total transaction of $34,509,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 182,803,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,674,486,109.28. This trade represents a 0.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Charles H. Giancarlo sold 8,000 shares of Arista Networks stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $169.09, for a total value of $1,352,720.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 200,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,874,306.97. This represents a 3.84% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 1,943,142 shares of company stock valued at $314,941,943 in the last ninety days. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Key Arista Networks News
Here are the key news stories impacting Arista Networks this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Arista’s conference presentation at the Bank of America 2026 Global Technology Conference may have highlighted demand trends, execution, and AI networking opportunities that support the stock’s premium valuation. Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) Presents at Bank of America 2026 Global Technology Conference Transcript
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple articles pointed to Arista’s AI networking tailwind, rising free cash flow, and strong year-to-date performance as reasons the stock could still have room to run. ANET Rises 33.8% in a YTD: Is There More Room for the Stock to Grow?
- Positive Sentiment: Arista shareholders approved the board, executive pay, and auditor at the annual meeting, reducing governance uncertainty and signaling investor confidence in current leadership. Arista Networks Shareholders Back Board, Pay and Auditor
- Neutral Sentiment: Commentary around whether Arista is still attractively valued after a strong 1-year rally reflects a debate about upside versus stretched expectations, rather than a clear fundamental negative. Is It Too Late To Consider Arista Networks (ANET) After Its Strong 1-Year Rally?
- Negative Sentiment: Some coverage flagged key risks, including competition, dependence on AI infrastructure spending, and customer concentration, which could pressure the stock if growth slows. ANET Rises 33.8% in a YTD: Is There More Room for the Stock to Grow?
Arista Networks Price Performance
Arista Networks stock opened at $174.73 on Thursday. Arista Networks, Inc. has a one year low of $85.58 and a one year high of $179.80. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $149.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $138.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $220.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.84, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 1.61.
Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET – Get Free Report) last posted 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 had a return on equity of 30.10% and a net margin of 38.32%.The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.62 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.65 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. Arista Networks has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Arista Networks, Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Arista Networks
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.
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