ANET vs INTU: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Arista Networks, Inc. and Intuit Inc. β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
Arista Networks, Inc. Β· Technology
$203.47
+15.4% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
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Intuit Inc. Β· Technology
$277.13
+25.3% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
INTU has more upside to fair value (+25.3%). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric ANET INTU
Current Price $203.47 $277.13
Fair Value Estimate $234.80 $347.25
Upside to Fair Value +15.4% +25.3%
Market Cap $256.2B $75.8B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 49.7x 11.0x
Price / Sales 24.3x 3.5x
Price / FCF 49.7x 8.8x
Revenue Growth YoY +37.7% +13.7%
Gross Margin 63.0% 80.9%
Operating Margin 43.1% 28.8%
Return on Equity 30.8% 23.4%
Dividend Yield 0% 1.73%
FCF Yield 2.01% 11.43%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
ANET β€” Arista Networks, Inc.
Arista Networks designs and sells high-performance Ethernet switching and routing hardware plus its extensible EOS network operating system, and it sits directly in the path of the AI data-center build-out where networking, not compute, is increasingly the bottleneck. The business quality is genuinely high: TTM gross margin of 63.0%, TTM operating margin of 43.1%, TTM net margin of 38.4%, and ROE…
INTU β€” Intuit Inc.
Intuit is a financial management software platform serving small and mid-market businesses through QuickBooks, consumers through TurboTax, and consumers through Credit Karma, with a professional tax segment in Lacerte, ProSeries and ProConnect. The business quality is high on fundamentals: TTM gross margin of 80.9%, TTM operating margin of 28.8%, TTM net margin of 21.3%, ROE of 23.4%, and free ca…
Accumulation Zones
Metric ANET INTU
Zone Low $176.10 $260.44
Zone High $199.58 $295.16
In Buy Zone? No Yes
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