Arista Networks (ANET) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

by · The Cerbat Gem

Arista Networks (NYSE: ANET) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

  • 8/12/2026 – Arista Networks was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
  • 8/10/2026 – Arista Networks was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
  • 8/6/2026 – Arista Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $225.00 price target on the stock.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $259.00 price target on the stock, up from $187.00.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $220.00 price target on the stock, up from $190.00.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $255.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $289.00 price target on the stock, up from $195.00.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America Corporation. They now have a $240.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks was given a new $250.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $210.00 to $250.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $175.00 to $234.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $240.00 price target on the stock, up from $181.00.
  • 8/5/2026 – Arista Networks had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $210.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 7/29/2026 – Arista Networks was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
  • 7/22/2026 – Arista Networks had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $185.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 7/16/2026 – Arista Networks had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock, up from $185.00.
  • 7/15/2026 – Arista Networks was upgraded by Erste Group Bank AG from “hold” to “buy”.
  • 7/13/2026 – Arista Networks was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
  • 7/13/2026 – Arista Networks had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $210.00 price target on the stock, up from $200.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Arista Networks

In other Arista Networks news, insider Kenneth Duda sold 26,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.51, for a total value of $4,433,260.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 462,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $78,843,824. This trade represents a 5.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jayshree Ullal sold 573,509 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.13, for a total transaction of $119,364,428.17. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,203,250. This trade represents a 95.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 4,334,197 shares of company stock valued at $798,500,786 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

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.

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