The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Arista Networks Inc shares valued at $3,852,972 were sold by Duda Kenneth on Jan 20 ’26. At $128.43 per share, Duda Kenneth sold 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,976 shares worth approximately $1.8 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Duda Kenneth sold 26,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,339,240 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $128.43 each, the insider now holds 522,400 shares.
Before that, Giancarlo Charles H had sold 8,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,070,291, the Director traded Arista Networks Inc shares for $133.79 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,000 shares, worth approximately $2.46 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on January 05, 2026, Arista Networks Inc [ANET] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $159. Analysts at Erste Group downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of September 25, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for ANET. Earlier on July 23, 2025, Erste Group upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ANET stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing ANET Stock Performance
On last trading session, Arista Networks Inc [NYSE: ANET] rose 8.74% to $138.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $137.42, but it reached a high of $146.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.65%. Over the course of the year, Arista Networks Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.92%.
Is Arista Networks Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Arista Networks Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by 88907.0 shares to 14.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 14.36 million shares. A decline of -0.62% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.49.
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In terms of Arista Networks Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 159 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.91% from the previous closing price of $127.29. Analysts anticipate Arista Networks Inc stock to reach 183 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 150. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Arista Networks Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 11, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $123.
