A10 Networks, Inc. (ATEN)
NYSEInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-09-14
$25.61+3.52%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NYSEInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Systems Software: fringe margins under pressure (2q confirmed)
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Primary pillar broken — Gross margin near 80-82%: 79.1% vs 80-82% target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 12% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 36% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskA10 Networks must expand AI infrastructure and next-generation networking solutions to justify its price. Revenue grew 15% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. ATEN trades at 28× P/E versus a peer median of 41×, indicating it looks expensive on this basis. If ATEN cuts guidance after recently raising it, that would damage credibility. Peer multiples imply a price about 9% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. ATEN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 7 analysts currently covering ATEN (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for ATEN in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Systems Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Expand AI infrastructure and next-generation networking solutions
AI Gateway launch aligns with AI infrastructure expansion objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $25.61
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $25.61.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand AI infrastructure and next-generation networking solutions
Increased price target reflects strong AI demand supporting growth.
Advances: Achieve full-year revenue growth of 12-14%
Confirms revenue growth target and partnership expansion.
Strong earnings beat and raised outlook support revenue growth objective.
