Capital City Trust Co. FL Has $10.21 Million Position in Arista Networks, Inc. $ANET

Capital City Trust Co. FL lessened its holdings in shares of Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET) by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 60,107 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 2,528 shares during the period. Arista Networks accounts for about 2.1% of Capital City Trust Co. FL’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Capital City Trust Co. FL’s holdings in Arista Networks were worth $10,211,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ANET. Intrua Financial LLC lifted its position in Arista Networks by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Intrua Financial LLC now owns 2,307 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $283,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY increased its position in Arista Networks by 37.2% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 247 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Hoxton Planning & Management LLC increased its position in Arista Networks by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Hoxton Planning & Management LLC now owns 1,744 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $214,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. raised its stake in shares of Arista Networks by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 16,085 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,133,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd raised its stake in shares of Arista Networks by 8.7% in the first quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 870 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $107,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. 82.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Arista Networks

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• Positive Sentiment: Arista remains a key beneficiary of expanding artificial-intelligence infrastructure spending. A comparison with Celestica highlights both companies’ growing roles in AI networking, computing and data-center buildouts. Arista’s latest quarter also showed strong momentum, with revenue rising 37.7% year over year and earnings exceeding analyst expectations. CLS vs. ANET: Which AI Stock Offers the Better Growth Opportunity?
• Positive Sentiment: CNBC commentator Jim Cramer continues to favor Arista and has described the company and CEO Jayshree Ullal as difficult competitors to bet against. The endorsement reinforces Arista’s reputation as a leading AI-networking investment, although it is sentiment-driven rather than a new fundamental catalyst. Jim Cramer Said Arista Networks, Inc. and Snowflake Inc. Were Worth It
• Neutral Sentiment: An options strategy discussed for ANET would generate income while capping upside at a price above the current level. The strategy reflects elevated investor interest and volatility but does not change Arista’s business outlook. Get Paid 18% a Year To Cap Your ANET Stock At 21% Higher
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Jayshree Ullal sold 573,509 shares worth approximately $119.4 million, reducing her direct ownership by 95.82% to 25,000 shares. The transaction was conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, which reduces its significance as a discretionary bearish signal, but the size of the sale can still weigh on sentiment. SEC insider-trading filing
• Negative Sentiment: A valuation analysis argues that Arista’s shares are priced for peak profitability. With the stock trading at a historically elevated multiple and margins near the upper end of their range, investors may be concerned that future upside requires continued exceptional growth and profitability. Arista Networks Stock Is Priced For Its Peak Margin

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on ANET shares. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Arista Networks from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $164.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective (up from $200.00) on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on Arista Networks from $210.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $226.05.

Arista Networks Trading Down 2.3%

Arista Networks stock opened at $198.91 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $250.87 billion, a PE ratio of 62.75, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.60. Arista Networks, Inc. has a 1 year low of $114.52 and a 1 year high of $214.89. The company’s 50-day moving average is $174.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $154.72.

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.83 billion. Arista Networks had a net margin of 38.37% and a return on equity of 30.65%. Arista Networks’s revenue was up 37.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.73 EPS. Arista Networks has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.080 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Arista Networks, Inc. will post 3.7 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Arista Networks news, major shareholder Andreas Bechtolsheim sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.30, for a total transaction of $60,990,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 181,143,048 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,826,381,658.40. The trade was a 0.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jayshree Ullal sold 767,029 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.22, for a total value of $154,341,575.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 16,387,981 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,297,589,536.82. This trade represents a 4.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 4,393,168 shares of company stock worth $806,762,269. Insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

About Arista Networks

Arista Networks, Inc is a technology company that designs and sells cloud networking solutions for large-scale data centers and enterprise environments. The company is best known for its high-performance switching and routing platforms, which are used to build scalable, low-latency networks for cloud service providers, internet companies, financial services, telecommunications, and enterprise IT. Arista’s offerings emphasize programmability, automation and telemetry to support modern, software-driven network architectures.

Central to Arista’s product portfolio is its Extensible Operating System (EOS), a modular network operating system that provides consistent programmability, stateful control and advanced visibility across the company’s hardware platforms.