Achmea Investment Management B.V. Has $9.21 Million Stock Holdings in Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET)

Achmea Investment Management B.V. raised its holdings in Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANETFree Report) by 417.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 83,356 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 67,255 shares during the quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V.’s holdings in Arista Networks were worth $9,213,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ANET. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Arista Networks in the fourth quarter worth $242,000. GHE LLC grew its position in Arista Networks by 319.0% in the 4th quarter. GHE LLC now owns 28,368 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,136,000 after purchasing an additional 21,597 shares during the last quarter. Colonial River Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Arista Networks by 327.6% during the 4th quarter. Colonial River Investments LLC now owns 9,745 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 7,466 shares during the period. Unified Investment Management bought a new position in shares of Arista Networks during the 4th quarter worth about $630,000. Finally, Silver Oak Securities Incorporated raised its position in shares of Arista Networks by 395.8% during the fourth quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 18,593 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,072,000 after buying an additional 14,843 shares during the last quarter. 82.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Arista Networks Price Performance

Shares of ANET opened at $80.11 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $106.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $101.73. Arista Networks, Inc. has a one year low of $60.08 and a one year high of $133.58. The company has a market capitalization of $101.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.08, a PEG ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.08.

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANETGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The technology company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.90 billion. Arista Networks had a return on equity of 29.91% and a net margin of 40.72%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Arista Networks, Inc. will post 2.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ANET has been the topic of several research reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Arista Networks from $110.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $145.00 price objective on shares of Arista Networks in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Arista Networks from $115.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Monday, March 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Arista Networks has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $114.00.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Arista Networks

In other Arista Networks news, Director Charles H. Giancarlo sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.51, for a total value of $892,080.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 163,784 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,263,553.84. This trade represents a 4.66 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jayshree Ullal sold 138,351 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.88, for a total value of $12,988,391.88. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 92,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,697,137.08. The trade was a 59.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 491,001 shares of company stock worth $49,112,111. 3.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Arista Networks Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET)

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