The Short-term Rise and Fall of Arista Networks Inc (ANET) Stock

Arista Networks Inc [ANET] stock is trading at $72.65, down -4.41%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ANET shares have gain 1.94% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.47%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Arista Networks Inc [NYSE: ANET] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 05, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $115 from $112. Previously, Citigroup reaffirmed its Buy rating on June 27, 2024, and elevated its price target to $385. On May 03, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $320 on the stock. Rosenblatt downgraded its rating to a Sell but stick to its price target of $210 on April 12, 2024. Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy. Citigroup reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on December 14, 2023, and upped its price target to $300. In a note dated October 31, 2023, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $185 to $220.

Arista Networks Inc [ANET] stock has fluctuated between $59.43 and $133.57 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $115 within the next 12 months. Arista Networks Inc [NYSE: ANET] shares were valued at $72.65 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 58.29% based on the average ANET price forecast.

Analyzing the ANET fundamentals

Arista Networks Inc [NYSE:ANET] reported sales of 7.00B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 25.32%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.64% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.42%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.47%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.41%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.2, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.26.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 70.19 points at the first support level, and at 67.74 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 74.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 76.96.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Arista Networks Inc’s Current Ratio is 4.36. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 3.69, and the Cash Ratio is 1.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 13.08, the price to book ratio is 9.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.64.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Duda Kenneth, CTO and SVP Software Eng., that happened on Apr 07 ’25 when 30.0 shares were sold. CTO and SVP Software Eng., Duda Kenneth completed a deal on Apr 07 ’25 to sell 80000.0 shares. Meanwhile, CTO and SVP Software Eng. Duda Kenneth sold 79970.0 shares on Apr 07 ’25.

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