Varonis Systems, Inc. $VRNS Shares Purchased by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its holdings in Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNS) by 29.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 602,379 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 137,713 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd owned approximately 0.51% of Varonis Systems worth $34,619,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VRNS. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in Varonis Systems during the third quarter worth about $9,496,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Varonis Systems by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 293,083 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $14,874,000 after buying an additional 10,100 shares during the period. Capital Fund Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Varonis Systems by 31.0% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A. now owns 306,695 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $15,565,000 after buying an additional 72,657 shares during the last quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Varonis Systems by 146.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 126,450 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,267,000 after buying an additional 75,120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 674,807 shares during the period. 95.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on Varonis Systems from $60.00 to $41.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Wedbush cut their price objective on Varonis Systems from $53.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Varonis Systems in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $28.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Varonis Systems in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, UBS Group set a $50.00 price target on shares of Varonis Systems in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $43.15.

Varonis Systems News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Varonis Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated coverage on VRNS with an “overweight” rating and a $28 price target, which supports near-term upside sentiment and likely helped push the stock higher. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Hagens Berman announced an investigation and highlighted allegations that Varonis may have concealed renewal softness in its Federal vertical and legacy on‑premises business while promoting a de‑risked SaaS transition — a substantive allegation that could increase litigation risk and investor uncertainty. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple plaintiff law firms (Rosen, Pomerantz, Bronstein Gewirtz & Grossman, Berger Montague, Faruqi & Faruqi, The Gross Law Firm, Schall, DJS, RGRD and others) have filed notices or solicitations seeking lead plaintiffs in a class action covering purchases between Feb 4, 2025 and Oct 28, 2025; the important lead‑plaintiff deadline is March 9, 2026 — a crowded litigation docket that can keep downward pressure on sentiment and increase potential future legal costs. Article Title

Varonis Systems Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRNS opened at $23.55 on Wednesday. Varonis Systems, Inc. has a 52 week low of $20.06 and a 52 week high of $63.90. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.42. 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 cap of $2.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -20.66 and a beta of 0.61.

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $173.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $168.66 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.18 earnings per share. Varonis Systems’s revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Varonis Systems, Inc. will post -0.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Varonis Systems

In other news, Director John J. Gavin, Jr. purchased 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $22.54 per share, for a total transaction of $112,700.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 273,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,168,431.64. The trade was a 1.86% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Avrohom J. Kess acquired 17,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $22.29 per share, for a total transaction of $396,762.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 49,403 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,101,192.87. The trade was a 56.32% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 25,780 shares of company stock valued at $579,403. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.