Arista Networks Inc vs HP Inc

Arista Networks Inc (ANET) is overvalued and HP Inc (HPQ) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, HPQ trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +29%, against -79% for ANET.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Arista Networks Inc (ANET)

A 12.5x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $114.88; the price of $205.19 is 79% above that value.

Leak Score 72/100 on 8 of 12 signals

HP Inc (HPQ)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $44.97; the price of $32.04 is 29% below that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 71/100 on 8 of 12 signals

MetricANETHPQ
VerdictOvervaluedUndervalued
Price$205.19$32.04
Intrinsic value$114.88$44.97
Margin of safety-79%+29%
Leak Score72/100 (8/12)71/100 (8/12)
Market cap$258.8B$28.9B
Revenue growth, 5 years31.2%-0.4%
Operating margin43.1%6.9%
Net margin38.4%4.1%
Return on equity31.5%
Debt to equity0.00
P/E64.7x12.2x
Forward P/E39.3x10.0x
P/B17.5x
Dividend yield3.7%

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