Varonis Systems, Inc. $VRNS Shares Acquired by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNS) by 492.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 145,014 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 120,523 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Varonis Systems were worth $4,756,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VRNS. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Varonis Systems by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,595,348 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $723,855,000 after acquiring an additional 436,462 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Varonis Systems by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,148,243 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $180,930,000 after acquiring an additional 230,852 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Varonis Systems by 69.5% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,646,351 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $95,192,000 after purchasing an additional 674,807 shares during the last quarter. American Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Varonis Systems by 16.3% during the 3rd quarter. American Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,371,806 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $78,838,000 after purchasing an additional 191,929 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Varonis Systems by 166.7% in the third quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 1,360,000 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $78,159,000 after purchasing an additional 850,000 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.65% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRNS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on Varonis Systems from $50.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wedbush cut their price target on shares of Varonis Systems from $53.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $41.00 price target (down from $44.00) on shares of Varonis Systems in a research report on Monday, January 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Varonis Systems from $50.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised shares of Varonis Systems from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $47.00 in a report on Monday, January 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Varonis Systems presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $42.79.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP David Bass acquired 2,980 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $23.47 per share, for a total transaction of $69,940.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,042,924 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,477,426.28. The trade was a 0.29% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John J. Gavin, Jr. bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $22.54 per share, for a total transaction of $112,700.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 273,666 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,168,431.64. This represents a 1.86% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders bought a total of 25,780 shares of company stock valued at $579,403 in the last three months. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Varonis Systems Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of VRNS opened at $21.74 on Thursday. Varonis Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $20.06 and a 52 week high of $63.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.07 and a beta of 0.61. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $25.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.48.

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.05. Varonis Systems had a negative return on equity of 22.95% and a negative net margin of 20.74%.The company had revenue of $173.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $168.66 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.18 earnings per share. Varonis Systems’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. Varonis Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.060-0.100 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.060–0.050 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Varonis Systems, Inc. will post -0.83 EPS for the current year.

Varonis Systems Profile

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.