A10 Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ATEN) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of A10 Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ATEN) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $23.3750.

ATEN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of A10 Networks from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. BWS Financial upped their target price on shares of A10 Networks from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Loop Capital set a $25.00 target price on shares of A10 Networks in a research note on Monday, March 9th. DNB Markets set a $9.00 target price on shares of A10 Networks in a research note on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of A10 Networks in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st.

More A10 Networks News

Here are the key news stories impacting A10 Networks this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat consensus: GAAP EPS equivalents were $0.24 (beat $0.22 est.) and revenue was $75.0M (up 13.4% YoY and above the ~$72.6M consensus). Strong margins and profitability were highlighted in the release. Zacks: Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade: BTIG raised its price target from $22 to $30 and set a “buy” rating — a signal of renewed analyst confidence and a potential catalyst for demand. Benzinga: BTIG Research Raises Price Target
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend declared: A10 announced a $0.06 quarterly dividend (annualized yield ~0.9%), payable June 1 to holders of record May 15 — small income signal but unlikely to materially move the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company materials available: The earnings slide deck and the Q1 earnings call transcript are posted for investors to review management commentary and guidance detail. Q1 Results – Earnings Call Presentation Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Weak forward guide drove the sell-off: A10 lowered FY2026 EPS guidance to $0.640–$0.650 versus the consensus near $0.97 (a sizable miss), with revenue guidance roughly in line but the EPS guide signaling lower near-term profitability expectations — this appears to be the primary reason shares declined. Business Wire: A10 Networks Reports Financial Results for Q1 2026

A10 Networks Price Performance

Shares of ATEN stock opened at $26.63 on Thursday. A10 Networks has a 12-month low of $15.91 and a 12-month high of $28.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.91 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 3.43, a current ratio of 3.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $23.01 and a 200-day moving average of $19.68.

A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.02. A10 Networks had a net margin of 14.50% and a return on equity of 24.10%. The company had revenue of $75.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $72.61 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.20 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. A10 Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.640-0.650 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that A10 Networks will post 0.8 earnings per share for the current year.

A10 Networks Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. A10 Networks’s dividend payout ratio is presently 41.38%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Dhrupad Trivedi sold 33,334 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.55, for a total value of $685,013.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 713,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,664,418.35. This represents a 4.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.21% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On A10 Networks

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Abel Hall LLC acquired a new position in A10 Networks in the 1st quarter worth $293,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of A10 Networks by 18.8% during the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 20,501 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $474,000 after buying an additional 3,246 shares during the last quarter. Leonteq Securities AG grew its holdings in shares of A10 Networks by 111.3% in the 1st quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 9,229 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $213,000 after acquiring an additional 4,862 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. bought a new position in shares of A10 Networks in the 1st quarter valued at about $13,058,000. Finally, Impact Partnership Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of A10 Networks in the first quarter valued at about $244,000. 98.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

A10 Networks Company Profile

A10 Networks, Inc (NYSE: ATEN), headquartered in San Jose, California, designs and sells networking and security solutions that accelerate application performance and protect data across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments. Founded in 2004, the company’s offerings target enterprises, service providers and cloud operators seeking high availability, secure access and optimized traffic delivery for critical applications.

The company’s core portfolio includes application delivery controllers (ADCs) for load balancing and traffic management, advanced distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection appliances, SSL inspection solutions and carrier-grade NAT (CGNAT) platforms.