Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Varonis Systems Inc shares valued at $231,652 were sold by Melamed Guy on Aug 28 ’25. At $59.52 per share, Melamed Guy sold 3,892 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 413,605 shares worth approximately $14.41 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Melamed Guy sold 1,500 shares, netting a total of over 89,385 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $59.59 each, the insider now holds 412,105 shares.
Before that, Melamed Guy had sold 10,400 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $619,112, the CFO and COO traded Varonis Systems Inc shares for $59.53 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,400 shares, worth approximately $14.55 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on January 05, 2026, Varonis Systems Inc [VRNS] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $47. Analysts at Stephens started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late December. As of August 26, 2025, B. Riley Securities has initiated its “Buy” rating for VRNS. Earlier on August 11, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for VRNS stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing VRNS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Varonis Systems Inc [NASDAQ: VRNS] rose 0.66% to $34.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $34.325, but it reached a high of $35.32 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.69%. Over the course of the year, Varonis Systems Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.15%.
Is Varonis Systems Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Varonis Systems Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.29 million shares to 6.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.91 million shares. A jump of 4.66% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.75 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.75.
Which companies own the most shares of Varonis Systems Inc (VRNS)?
In terms of Varonis Systems Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 50 in the next 12 months, up nearly 44.47% from the previous closing price of $34.61. Analysts anticipate Varonis Systems Inc stock to reach 70 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Varonis Systems Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 24, 2025, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $65.
