Many analysts in the Arista Networks stock forecast discussions cite the company’s 65% gross margin as evidence of operational efficiency unmatched by most sector peers. Arista Networks Inc (NYSE:ANET) provides data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data centers, campus, and routing environments. Arista’s platforms deliver availability, agility, automation, analytics, and security through an advanced network operating stack. The company’s offerings are mainly focused on high-speed data center and cloud networking systems, value-add software-defined network solutions, and advanced routing systems for edge routing and data center interconnect (DCI). While any stock can see its price increase, it takes a real winner to consistently beat the market. That is why looking at longer term price metrics -- such as performance over the past three months or year -- can be useful as well. Over the past quarter, shares of Arista Networks have risen 42.12%, and are up 50.84% in the last year. On the other hand, the S&P 500 has only moved 12.64% and 18.69%, respectively. The Arista Networks stock forecast sees upward revisions after the company’s recent innovation in 400G and 800G data center switches, targeting next-generation workloads.
