Varonis Systems, Inc. $VRNS Stake Boosted by Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd lifted its holdings in Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNS) by 7.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,460,000 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd’s holdings in Varonis Systems were worth $47,888,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its holdings in Varonis Systems by 99.1% during the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 2,178,380 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $71,480,000 after buying an additional 1,084,267 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Varonis Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,811,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Varonis Systems by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,418,273 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $440,119,000 after buying an additional 822,925 shares in the last quarter. Atreides Management LP bought a new position in Varonis Systems during the third quarter valued at about $37,839,000. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in Varonis Systems by 92.6% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,036,934 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,011,000 after buying an additional 498,413 shares in the last quarter. 95.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Varonis Systems Stock Performance

Shares of VRNS opened at $33.34 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.83 billion, a PE ratio of -29.25 and a beta of 0.89. Varonis Systems, Inc. has a one year low of $19.70 and a one year high of $63.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $27.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.52.

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.11. Varonis Systems had a negative net margin of 19.75% and a negative return on equity of 20.27%. The firm had revenue of $173.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $165.52 million. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts expect that Varonis Systems, Inc. will post -1.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Varonis Systems in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. William Blair reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Varonis Systems in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Varonis Systems from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Varonis Systems from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Varonis Systems from $30.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Varonis Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.