Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET – Get Free Report) is expected to be issuing its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, November 3rd. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $1.08 per share and revenue of $3.33 billion for the quarter. Arista Networks has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.080 EPS. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.
Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.13. Arista Networks had a return on equity of 30.65% and a net margin of 38.37%. The firm had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.83 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.73 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Arista Networks to post $3.79 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4.69 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Arista Networks Stock Up 2.7%
ANET opened at $176.95 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $196.38 and a 200 day moving average of $163.35. Arista Networks has a 52-week low of $114.52 and a 52-week high of $217.41. The stock has a market cap of $223.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.82, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.60.
Insider Transactions at Arista Networks
In related news, Director Mark Templeton sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.37, for a total value of $1,021,850.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 48,410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,893,551.70. This represents a 9.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jayshree Ullal sold 130,553 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.10, for a total value of $28,343,056.30. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 4,774,691 shares in the company, valued at $1,036,585,416.10. The trade was a 2.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 3,627,449 shares of company stock worth $741,235,386 over the last three months. Company insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms have weighed in on ANET. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 target price (up from $181.00) on shares of Arista Networks in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 price target on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on shares of Arista Networks from $210.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $225.00 price target on shares of Arista Networks in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $233.20.
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About Arista Networks
Arista Networks, Inc develops and sells cloud networking solutions for data centers, cloud service providers, enterprises and specialized computing environments. The company’s products are designed to support high-performance, scalable and automated networks used for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics and other demanding applications.
Arista’s portfolio includes data center and campus switches, routing platforms, wireless networking products, network operating software and network management tools.
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