Quick Look at Arista Networks (ANET)

By Kim Brooks • Wednesday, October 18 10:00 • Permanent Link

Is it worth buying Arista Networks stock at a price of $196.71? If this question is on your mind, make sure to check out the fundamentals of this Communication Equipment large-cap company:

Arista Networks has logged a 87.0% 52 week change, compared to 19.0% for the S&P 500
ANET has an average analyst rating of buy and is -1.92% away from its mean target price of $200.56 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $5.35, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 36.8. The Telecommunications sector's average P/E ratio is 18.85
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $6.8 and its forward P/E ratio is 28.9
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 10.39 in contrast to the Telecommunications sector's average P/B ratio is 3.12
The current ratio is currently 4.0, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
ANET has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 64.9% and gross profit margins of 0.6%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $537.46 Million and the average free cash flow growth rate is 0.0%
Arista Networks's revenues have an average growth rate of 0.0% with operating expenses growing at -27.6%. The company's current operating margins stand at 34.9%

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