How to buy Arista Networks (ANET) stocks

Arista Networks is a computer hardware business based in the US. Arista Networks shares (ANET) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $112.81 – an increase of 0.39% over the previous week. Arista Networks employs 4,023 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6.6 billion.

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Arista Networks stock price (NYSE: ANET)

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Arista Networks stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$112.81
52-week range	$56.65 - $116.94
50-day moving average more info button	$101.73
200-day moving average more info button	$85.65
Wall St. target price	$108.48
PE ratio more info button	51.7081
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.09

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Arista Networks price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $109.07 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-2.94%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-73.07%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-71.63%
6 months (2024-06-20)	-67.94%

1 year (2023-12-20)	-53.22%
2 years (2022-12-20)	258.28%
3 years (2021-12-20)	224.78%
5 years (2019-12-20)	746.53%

Is Arista Networks stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Arista Networks stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Arista Networks's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Arista Networks's P/E ratio

Arista Networks's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 52x. In other words, Arista Networks shares trade at around 52x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Arista Networks's PEG ratio

Arista Networks's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.5103. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Arista Networks's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Arista Networks's EBITDA

Arista Networks's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Arista Networks's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Arista Networks financials

Revenue TTM	$6.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	43.36%
Gross profit TTM	$2.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	15.88%
Return on equity TTM	33.83%
Profit margin	40.29%
Book value	$29.37
Market Capitalization more info button	$136.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Arista Networks stock dividends

We're not expecting Arista Networks to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Arista Networks's stocks ever split?

Arista Networks's stocks were split on a 4:1 basis on 3 December 2024 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 4 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Arista Networks stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 75% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Arista Networks stocks, which in turn could have impacted Arista Networks's stock price.

Arista Networks stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Arista Networks's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $56.65 up to $116.94. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Arista Networks's is 1.077. This would suggest that Arista Networks's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Arista Networks overview

Arista Networks Inc engages in the development, marketing, and sale of data-driven, client to cloud networking solutions for 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 set of network applications. The company offers data center and cloud networking systems, including newer artificial intelligence (AI) ethernet switching platforms; campus wired and wireless products, and routing systems addressing Core Routing, Edge Routing, Data Center Interconnect (DCI), Multi-cloud and Wide Area Networking (WAN) use cases; and a suite of value-add software solutions that leverage EOS to provide end-to-end orchestration, automation, analytics, network monitoring, and security. It also provides post contract customer support services, such as technical support, hardware repair and replacement parts beyond standard warranty, bug fixes, patches, and upgrade services. The company serves a range of industries comprising internet companies, service providers, financial services organizations, government agencies, media and entertainment companies, telecommunication service providers, and others. It markets and sells its products through distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturer partners, as well as through its direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Arastra, Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Arista Networks is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 18.159% of Arista Networks stocks are held by insiders and 69.593% by institutions. How many people work for Arista Networks?
Latest data suggests 4,023 work at Arista Networks. When does the fiscal year end for Arista Networks?
Arista Networks's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Arista Networks based?
Arista Networks's address is: 5453 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA, United States, 95054 What is Arista Networks's ISIN number?
Arista Networks's international securities identification number is: US0404131064 What is Arista Networks's CUSIP number?
Arista Networks's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 040413106

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