Arista Networks named a Zacks Driehaus momentum pick

Arista Networks selected in momentum screen

Arista Networks was identified as one of the leading Driehaus momentum picks in a Zacks Investment Research article published November 9, 2026. The screen was also republished the same day by MetaTrader, while the underlying analysis was available through Zacks. Arista received a Momentum Score of B under the strategy.

The designation was an analyst-research view rather than a reported operating result or an endorsement from Arista Networks. The underlying screen applied criteria including a Zacks Rank of #1, labeled “Strong Buy,” and a Momentum Score of A or B.

Earnings history and growth projection

The analysis reported a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 10.6% for Arista Networks. It also cited expected earnings growth of 40.9% for the company in the current year.

The earnings surprise figure concerns reported performance against estimates across the trailing four quarters, while the 40.9% growth figure is a forward expectation rather than a realized annual result. The reviewed report did not provide Arista’s share-price level or a quantified price target.

Basis of the Driehaus strategy

The strategy was built around price momentum and earnings characteristics. The American Association of Individual Investors used the percentage of a stock’s 50-day moving average as one criterion, along with positive relative strength, according to the analysis. A positive percentage relative to the 50-day moving average was interpreted as evidence of an uptrend.

The screen also required trailing 12-month EPS growth above zero and the industry median, a last-five-year average EPS growth rate above 2%, and a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise above 5%. These were screening criteria and do not establish future performance.

Limits of the market commentary

The analysis described Arista Networks as developing and selling data-driven, client-to-cloud networking solutions for AI, data centers, campus networks and routing applications. It presented those attributes as company-business context, not as evidence of a new customer order, product launch or procurement decision.

The November 9 reports supplied no specific share-price movement, exchange, trading session or currency for Arista stock. They also did not explain any near-term price catalyst, leaving the selection attributable to the stated screening methodology and financial metrics rather than a confirmed operational development.