Yahoo Finance Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) stock performs better than its underlying earnings growth over last five years
When you buy shares in a company, it's worth keeping in mind the possibility that it could fail, and you could lose your money. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. Long term Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET) shareholders would be well aware of this, since the stock is up 194% in five years. And in the last month, the share price has gained 21%. This could be related to the recent financial results that were recently released - you could check the most recent data by reading our company report.
Since the stock has added US$1.7b to its market cap in the past week alone, let's see if underlying performance has been driving long-term returns.
Check out our latest analysis for Arista Networks
To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.
Over half a decade, Arista Networks managed to grow its earnings per share at 27% a year. So the EPS growth rate is rather close to the annualized share price gain of 24% per year. Therefore one could conclude that sentiment towards the shares hasn't morphed very much. Rather, the share price has approximately tracked EPS growth.
You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
We know that Arista Networks has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? If you're interested, you could check this free report showing consensus revenue forecasts.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Arista Networks shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 33% over one year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 24% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Even so, be aware that Arista Networks is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...
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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.
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