Varonis Systems (VRNS) versus The Competition Head to Head Comparison

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) is one of 954 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Varonis Systems to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Varonis Systems and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Varonis Systems	1	21	4	0	2.12
Varonis Systems Competitors	5780	21576	44960	1498	2.57

Varonis Systems presently has a consensus target price of $50.39, suggesting a potential upside of 2.63%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 29.58%. Given Varonis Systems’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Varonis Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varonis Systems’ rivals have a beta of 1.34, suggesting that their average stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Varonis Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Varonis Systems and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Varonis Systems	-21.38%	-22.20%	-6.35%
Varonis Systems Competitors	-607.19%	26.73%	-8.88%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Varonis Systems and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Varonis Systems	$623.53 million	-$129.32 million	-36.92
Varonis Systems Competitors	$1.80 billion	$385.28 million	109.00

Varonis Systems’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Varonis Systems rivals beat Varonis Systems on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Varonis Systems

Varonis Systems, Inc. develops cybersecurity software focused on protecting organizations’ data. Its platform helps businesses discover and classify sensitive information, manage access, identify potential threats, and remediate security risks across cloud and on-premises environments. The company’s offerings include data security, identity security, and threat-detection capabilities. They are designed to help organizations protect information in systems such as Microsoft 365, cloud infrastructure, and other business applications.