Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Purchases 174,036 Shares of Varonis Systems, Inc. $VRNS

Posted by Brian Himes on Jul 5th, 2026

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its position in Varonis Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNS – Free Report) by 160.1% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 282,767 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 174,036 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Varonis Systems were worth $6,071,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Peregrine Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Varonis Systems by 15.1% during the 1st quarter. Peregrine Capital Management LLC now owns 326,153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $7,003,000 after buying an additional 42,786 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Varonis Systems by 68.9% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 24,023 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $516,000 after buying an additional 9,804 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its stake in Varonis Systems by 43.4% in the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 3,123,056 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $67,029,000 after acquiring an additional 944,676 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Varonis Systems by 126.7% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 328,802 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $7,059,000 after acquiring an additional 183,788 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in Varonis Systems by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 3,761 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $123,000 after acquiring an additional 1,050 shares during the period. 95.65% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Varonis Systems Stock Performance

Shares of Varonis Systems stock opened at $42.86 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.92 billion, a PE ratio of -37.60 and a beta of 0.83. Varonis Systems, Inc. has a 12 month low of $19.70 and a 12 month high of $63.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.06.

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The technology company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.11. Varonis Systems had a negative return on equity of 20.27% and a negative net margin of 19.75%.The firm had revenue of $173.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $165.52 million. The firm’s revenue was up 26.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts predict that Varonis Systems, Inc. will post -1.04 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on VRNS shares. William Blair reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Varonis Systems in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Varonis Systems from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Varonis Systems from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Varonis Systems from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Varonis Systems from $28.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.15.

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About Varonis Systems

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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.