Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) Shares Gain Following $3.3 Billion Outlook and Stronger Demand

Arista stock rose 10.3% to $210.90 as of 8:59 a.m. ET, after the company issued a quarterly outlook that surpassed Wall Street's high expectations.

Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) drops $4.32 in short week, dividend in focus

Cisco Selloff Puts $9 Billion AI Order Goal Under a Fourth-Quarter Test

Cisco Systems, Inc. slid 4.5% on Wednesday, sharpening an investor question created by its own artificial-intelligence targets: can record orders from hyperscalers, the largest cloud operators, turn into enough sales and profit to support a roughly $445 billion market value? Cisco booked $5.3 billion of AI infrastructure orders from those customers through fiscal third-quarter 2026 and must add about $3.7 billion in the final quarter to reach its $9 billion full-year goal, nearly twice the prior quarter’s $1.9 billion.
AI stocks mixed in Q3 as memory slump pressures cash flow after capex surge

AI stocks mixed in Q3 as memory slump pressures cash flow after capex surge

Seeking Alpha’s summary flagged memory as the first pressure point. Odaily said Q3 flows are leaving broad AI and moving into storage, optical, power, and data center names. Investing.com described the quarter as a divergence, with results, AI spending, and the Fed dragging the market in opposite directions. Wednesday’s price action backed up that idea: AI is splitting into more trades.
Arista Networks Stock Jumps Toward Record as AI Networking Bets Heat Up

Arista Networks Stock Jumps Toward Record as AI Networking Bets Heat Up

Arista Networks shares closed up 7.65% at $171.68 on Monday, leaving the networking-equipment maker about 4.5% below its 52-week high, as investors chased another pocket of the artificial-intelligence infrastructure trade. The stock’s move added roughly $15 billion in market value on the day, based on the closing price and shares outstanding shown in market data.
Arista Networks stock price: ANET set for Tuesday trade after CEO flags “horrendous” memory costs

Arista Networks stock price: ANET set for Tuesday trade after CEO flags “horrendous” memory costs

Arista Networks Inc CEO Jayshree Ullal didn’t mince words, calling memory component prices “horrendous” and warning that shortages are getting worse—driven by the ongoing scramble for AI data center gear and the resulting squeeze on parts and lead times. William Blair’s Sebastien Naji noted that Arista plans to “mitigate any negative impacts to its gross margins.” The company currently holds $6.8 billion in purchase commitments and is chasing $3.25 billion in AI networking revenue by 2026.
16 February 2026
Data center stocks slide into packed week as Vertiv, Arista drop; investors eye Big Tech capex

Data center stocks slide into packed week as Vertiv, Arista drop; investors eye Big Tech capex

Data center shares dipped Friday, with Equinix slipping 0.6% to $820.93 and Digital Realty Trust retreating 0.9% to $165.95. Vertiv took a bigger hit, dropping 4.5% to $186.18, and Arista Networks slid 4.3% to $141.74. The Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF declined 2.5%, while the Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF fell 2.0%.
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