Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) Stock Unloaded Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-California) recently sold shares of Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET). In a filing disclosed on January 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Arista Networks stock on December 24th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “150 MAIN STREET TRUST > BANK OF AMERICA” account.

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Xiaomi (OTCMKTS:XIACF) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Schneider Electric S.E. (OTCMKTS:SBGSF) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Hermès International Société en commandite par actions (OTCMKTS:HESAF) on 12/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Campbell’s (NASDAQ:CPB) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tencent (OTC:TCTZF) on 12/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:MHVYF) on 12/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ:HOOD) on 12/24/2025.

Arista Networks Trading Down 3.9%

ANET stock opened at $124.92 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $128.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $132.47. Arista Networks, Inc. has a 12-month low of $59.43 and a 12-month high of $164.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $157.30 billion, a PE ratio of 47.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.41.

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.03. Arista Networks had a return on equity of 30.28% and a net margin of 39.73%.The firm had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.26 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.40 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Arista Networks, Inc. will post 2.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ANET has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $183.00 target price (up previously from $179.00) on shares of Arista Networks in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Arista Networks from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Arista Networks from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. BNP Paribas Exane raised Arista Networks from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $172.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Monday, December 29th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $164.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Charles H. Giancarlo sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.79, for a total value of $1,070,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 17,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,379,321.36. This represents a 31.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Kenneth Duda sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.16, for a total value of $3,694,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 12,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,598,124.16. The trade was a 69.81% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 216,464 shares of company stock worth $28,488,988 over the last three months. 3.39% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Arista Networks

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Arista Networks in the second quarter worth about $1,228,177,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in shares of Arista Networks by 2,829.0% during the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,721,156 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $833,630,000 after acquiring an additional 5,525,828 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Arista Networks by 193.3% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 7,065,054 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $721,342,000 after acquiring an additional 4,656,021 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in Arista Networks by 82.5% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 9,587,115 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,396,939,000 after acquiring an additional 4,332,659 shares during the period. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP bought a new stake in Arista Networks during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $247,451,000. 82.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Representative Cisneros

Gil Cisneros (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 31st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Cisneros (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California’s 31st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gil Cisneros served in the U.S. Navy as a supply officer from 1994 to 2004. Cisneros earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Washington University in 1994, a master’s in business administration from Regis University in 2002, and a master’s degree in urban education policy from Brown University in 2015. His career experience includes working as a logistics manager for Frito-Lay. In 2010, Cisneros won the lottery and became involved in activism and philanthropy, founding a scholarship program for local high school students. In 2021, President Joe Biden (D) appointed Cisneros as under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

Arista Networks Company Profile

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.