Analysts Offer Predictions for Varonis Systems Q1 Earnings

Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNS) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Varonis Systems in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Ader forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of ($0.30) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Varonis Systems’ current full-year earnings is ($0.74) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Varonis Systems’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.20) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.17) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.88) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.76) EPS.

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.24). Varonis Systems had a negative return on equity of 20.45% and a negative net margin of 17.38%.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on Varonis Systems in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $60.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Varonis Systems from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Varonis Systems from $48.00 to $46.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Varonis Systems from $59.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Varonis Systems from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.38.

Varonis Systems Price Performance

Shares of VRNS stock opened at $43.02 on Monday. Varonis Systems has a 1-year low of $39.62 and a 1-year high of $60.58. The company has a market cap of $4.84 billion, a P/E ratio of -50.02 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $45.68 and its 200 day moving average is $51.24.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Virtue Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Varonis Systems by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 16,264 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $919,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. Bailard Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Varonis Systems by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 93,627 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,160,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Varonis Systems by 445.3% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 518 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its stake in shares of Varonis Systems by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 32,531 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,445,000 after acquiring an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Varonis Systems by 29.5% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,645 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 603 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.65% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Varonis Systems news, CFO Guy Melamed sold 91,345 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.70, for a total value of $4,905,226.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 504,598 shares in the company, valued at $27,096,912.60. The trade was a 15.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Varonis Systems declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, February 10th that allows the company to buyback $100.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the technology company to reacquire up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

About Varonis Systems

Varonis Systems, Inc provides software products and services that allow enterprises to manage, analyze, alert, and secure enterprise data in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. Its software enables enterprises to protect data stored on premises and in the cloud, including sensitive files and emails; confidential personal data belonging to customers, and patients and employees' data; financial records; source code, strategic and product plans; and other intellectual property.