Arista Networks Inc ANET

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$168.61 +0.05 (0.03%)
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Arista’s Wide-Moat High-Performance Networking Stack Is Driving Immense Growth, Especially in AI

We view Arista Networks as the technology leader in high-speed switching for enterprise networking. We expect Arista to maintain its high market share at the highest speeds and for it to augment its share in lower speeds and campus applications where it has historically been less penetrated. In our view, Arista’s software gives it a structural and durable competitive advantage over competitors in winning new customers, both in the cloud and in the enterprise. We believe this software-led approach provides the firm with a wide economic moat.

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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Arista Networks has gained a top market share position in high-speed switching, resulting, in our view, from technology leadership, and it continues to gain share.

Bears

Arista Networks has a weaker position in areas of networking outside high-speed switching and may struggle to expand into adjacent markets.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$168.56
Day Range
$157.13171.43
52-Week Range
$106.99189.82
Bid/Ask
$167.56 / $168.99
Shares Outstanding
1.26B
Market Cap
$212.31B
Volume/Avg
8M / 10M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
53.19
Price/Sales
22.13
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.00%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.00%
Total Yield
0.38%

Company Profile

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 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-fourths of its sales from North America.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Computer Hardware
Stock Style Box
Large Growth
Total Number of Employees
5,115

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
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HPE
NVDA
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
53.1918.3134.72
Price/Book Value
15.742.4025.13
Price/Sales
22.131.5919.57
Price/Cash Flow
54.519.2833.81
Price/Earnings
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HPE
NVDA

Financial Strength

Metric
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HPE
NVDA
Quick Ratio
2.180.572.76
Current Ratio
2.831.093.44
Interest Coverage
4.05628.92
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

Metric
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Return on Assets (Normalized)
22.40%4.65%79.83%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
34.37%14.24%108.79%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
31.58%8.22%99.20%
Return on Assets
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