Arista NetworksANET
About: Arista Networks is a networking equipment provider that primarily sells Ethernet switches and software to data centers. Its marquee product is its extensible operating system, or EOS, that runs a single image across every single one of its devices. The firm operates as one reportable segment. It has steadily gained market share since its founding in 2004, with a focus on high-speed applications. Arista counts Microsoft and Meta Platforms as its largest customers and derives roughly three quarters of its sales from North America.
Employees: 4,023
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 109
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 622 | Existing positions reduced: 479
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,387 [Q2] → 1,454 (+67) [Q3]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $77.1B [Q2] → $80.1B (+$2.99B) [Q3]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 55 [Q2] → 55 (+0) [Q3]
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.54B | Put options by funds: $1.57B
3.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.2% [Q2] → 66.85% (-3.35%) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
9 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley Meta Marshall 54% 1-year accuracy 14 / 26 met price target | 5%upside $118 | Overweight Maintained | 17 Dec 2024 |
Barclays Tim Long 54% 1-year accuracy 29 / 54 met price target | 11%upside $125 | Overweight Maintained | 4 Dec 2024 |
Rosenblatt Mike Genovese 77% 1-year accuracy 27 / 35 met price target | 29%downside $80 | Sell Maintained | 8 Nov 2024 |
UBS David Vogt 45% 1-year accuracy 5 / 11 met price target | 6%downside $106 | Neutral Maintained | 8 Nov 2024 |
Piper Sandler James Fish 80% 1-year accuracy 20 / 25 met price target | 7%downside $105 | Neutral Reiterated | 8 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 35 articles about ANET published over the past 30 days
