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In the latest session, Arista Networks Inc (NYSE: ANET) closed at $78.49 up 1.30% from its previous closing price of $77.48. In other words, the price has increased by $1.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.95 million shares were traded. ANET stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.535 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.9074.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Arista Networks Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.69 and its Current Ratio is at 4.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on March 05, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $115 from $112 previously.
On June 27, 2024, Citigroup reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $330 to $385.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on May 03, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $240 to $320.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 06 ’25 when Duda Kenneth sold 80,000 shares for $84.85 per share. The transaction valued at 6,788,036 led to the insider holds 12,976 shares of the business.
Duda Kenneth sold 80,000 shares of ANET for $6,788,034 on Mar 06 ’25. The CTO and SVP Software Eng. now owns 634,400 shares after completing the transaction at $84.85 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Taxay Marc, who serves as the SVP and General Counsel of the company, sold 51,848 shares for $88.59 each. As a result, the insider received 4,593,257 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ANET now has a Market Capitalization of 98985304064 and an Enterprise Value of 90741678080. As of this moment, Arista’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.957 whereas that against EBITDA is 30.35.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ANET is 1.30, which has changed by 0.050771475 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ANET has reached a high of $133.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $60.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.44%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ANET has traded an average of 10.80M shares per day and 10116360 over the past ten days. A total of 1.26B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.04B. Insiders hold about 17.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.60% stake in the company. Shares short for ANET as of 1741910400 were 19855530 with a Short Ratio of 1.84, compared to 1739491200 on 10981301. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19855530 and a Short% of Float of 1.9199998999999999.
