Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) Shares Unloaded Rep. Lisa C. McClain

Posted by James Conley on Nov 29th, 2025

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET). In a filing disclosed on November 21st, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Arista Networks stock on October 14th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924” account.

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Arista Networks Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of NYSE:ANET traded up $3.60 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $131.25. The stock had a trading volume of 3,895,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,015,422. Arista Networks, Inc. has a twelve month low of $59.43 and a twelve month high of $164.94. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $142.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $124.06. The firm has a market cap of $165.28 billion, a PE ratio of 51.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.48.

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.26 billion. Arista Networks had a return on equity of 31.05% and a net margin of 40.90%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 27.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.40 earnings per share. Arista Networks has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Arista Networks, Inc. will post 2.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Arista Networks news, insider Kenneth Duda sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.61, for a total transaction of $3,858,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,668,843.36. This trade represents a 69.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Jayshree Ullal sold 1,247,688 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.53, for a total value of $185,319,098.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 5,383,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $799,567,735.71. This represents a 18.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 2,009,464 shares of company stock worth $293,774,712 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.39% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on ANET shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Monday. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Arista Networks from $155.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. BNP Paribas raised shares of Arista Networks from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $145.00 price objective (up previously from $143.00) on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $164.31.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Arista Networks

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ANET. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Arista Networks by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 18,509 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,697,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in Arista Networks by 56.7% during the 3rd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 199 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in Arista Networks by 2.4% in the third quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,175 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $463,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Arista Networks by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 4,237 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $616,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, West Family Investments Inc. raised its stake in Arista Networks by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 8,364 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,219,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.47% of the company’s stock.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About Arista Networks

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Arista Networks, Inc engages in the development, marketing, and sale of data-driven, client to cloud networking solutions for data center, campus, and routing environments in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. Its cloud networking solutions consist of Extensible Operating System (EOS), a publish-subscribe state-sharing networking operating system offered in combination with a set of network applications.