Arista Networks – Analyzing the Change in Market Sentiment

This morning we watched Arista Networks rise 4.6% to a price of $273.94 per share. The Large-Cap Communication Equipment company is now trading -6.39% below its average target price of $292.65. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $210.0 to $356.0 per share for Arista Networks, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.

The stock has a very low short interest at 0.9%, and a short ratio of 1.05. The company's insiders own 18.29% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 70.1% of Arista Networks's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in Arista Networks

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-12-31 Vanguard Group Inc 9% 29,494,876 $8,079,826,403
2023-12-31 Blackrock Inc. 6% 18,421,367 $5,046,349,320
2023-12-31 State Street Corporation 3% 10,579,298 $2,898,092,919
2023-12-31 Capital World Investors 3% 10,136,348 $2,776,751,195
2023-12-31 FMR, LLC 3% 9,439,912 $2,585,969,516
2023-12-31 Cresset Asset Management, LLC 3% 9,442,797 $2,586,759,833
2023-12-31 Alliancebernstein L.P. 2% 7,465,366 $2,045,062,380
2023-12-31 JP Morgan Chase & Company 2% 6,580,801 $1,802,744,642
2023-12-31 Morgan Stanley 2% 5,571,856 $1,526,354,246
2023-12-31 Capital Research Global Investors 2% 5,074,398 $1,390,080,600

Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being positive market sentiment on Arista Networks.

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