Insider trade

Director sold ~$32K of ANET shares in the open market

Traded May 1, 2026 · Filed May 5, 2026

Arista NetworksANET

~$32K
Reported value · 179 sh @ $176.89: 208K
Holds after · shares reported: +19.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +7.5%, $172.70 → $206.90 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

A board member of Arista Networks sold $32K 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 1, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 5, 2026

DirectorIndirect holding$25K–$100KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$31,664

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

78 days after results of Feb 12, 2026, 4 days before results of May 5, 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 $172.70 on May 1, 2026, within 3% of its 52-week high, after a 27% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $86.25 (Jun 20, 2025) to $177.73 (Apr 22, 2026), 95% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $136.26 on Mar 19, 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	−4.3%	+1.2%	−5.5%
30 days	+4.9%	+0.5%	+4.4%
90 days	+29.6%	+5.1%	+24.4%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001596532-26-000077
Filed / recorded: May 5, 2026, 9:52 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: Charles H Giancarlo
Relationship: Director
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 1, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 179
Price per share: $176.89
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 208,333
Ownership form: Indirect — by Trust
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person on June 12, 2025.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $176.778 to $176.9387, 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 by a family trust for which the reporting person is co-trustee.

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