Varonis Systems, Inc. $VRNS Shares Sold by BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. lessened its holdings in shares of Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNS) by 17.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 263,169 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 56,582 shares during the period. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.’s holdings in Varonis Systems were worth $8,632,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hodges Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Varonis Systems by 146.3% during the third quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 126,450 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,267,000 after acquiring an additional 75,120 shares during the period. Readystate Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Varonis Systems during the third quarter worth about $13,731,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Varonis Systems by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,418,273 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $440,119,000 after purchasing an additional 822,925 shares during the period. Ion Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new position in Varonis Systems during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $5,172,000. Finally, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co acquired a new position in Varonis Systems during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,477,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.65% of the company’s stock.

Varonis Systems Price Performance

NASDAQ VRNS opened at $36.11 on Tuesday. Varonis Systems, Inc. has a twelve month low of $19.70 and a twelve month high of $63.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.15 billion, a PE ratio of -31.68 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.46.

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.11. Varonis Systems had a negative return on equity of 20.27% and a negative net margin of 19.75%.The business had revenue of $173.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $165.52 million. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Varonis Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.110-0.120 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.010 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Varonis Systems, Inc. will post -1.04 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on VRNS shares. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Varonis Systems from $30.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage on Varonis Systems in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. They set a “buy” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on Varonis Systems from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on Varonis Systems from $50.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Varonis Systems from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.35.

About Varonis Systems

Varonis Systems is a cybersecurity firm specializing in the protection and management of unstructured data. The company’s flagship Data Security Platform provides advanced analytics for monitoring file systems, email servers, collaboration platforms and cloud storage. By continuously mapping and analyzing data permissions and user behavior, Varonis enables organizations to detect insider threats, verify compliance and remediate exposed data in real time.

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York City, Varonis serves a diverse global customer base across financial services, healthcare, media, manufacturing and government.