Insider trade

Director sold ~$869K of ANET shares in the open market

Traded May 18, 2026 · Filed May 20, 2026

~$869K
Reported value · 6,202 sh @ $140.1325: 1.07M
Holds after · shares reported: +44.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.4%, $141.71 → $204.49 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

A board member of Arista Networks sold $869K of Arista Networks shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 18, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 20, 2026

DirectorIndirect holding$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$869,102

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

13 days after results of May 5, 2026, 78 days before results of Aug 4, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $141.71 on May 18, 2026, 64% above its 52-week low and 20% below its high, after a 12% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $86.25 (Jun 20, 2025) to $177.73 (Apr 22, 2026), 61% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $126.25 on Apr 6, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+4.5%	+1.6%	+2.9%
30 days	+17.5%	+0.2%	+17.3%
90 days	+25.5%	+3.5%	+21.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001596532-26-000080
Filed / recorded: May 20, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: Arista Networks, Inc.
Issuer CIK: 1596532
Ticker: ANET
Reporting person: Kenneth Duda
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: President and CTO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 18, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 6,202
Price per share: $140.1325
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 1,065,715
Ownership form: Indirect — By Childrens' Trust
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale of shares was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person for the benefit of the reporting person's children on March 13, 2025.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $139.78 to $140.77, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Arista Networks, Inc., any security holder of Arista Networks, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of a Child of the reporting person for which the reporting person serves as co-trustee. The reporting person shares voting and investment control over the shares but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares.

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Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

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