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Varonis Systems Inc

VRNSNASDAQ

SectorInformation Technology

IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure

Beta (adjusted)0.86

Intrinsic Value $52.41median of 3 methodsbased on filings through 30 Jun 2026

Market Price $47.45Price as of 30 Sep 2026

Near fair valueIntrinsic value is 10% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

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Market Cap $5.5B

Enterprise Value $5.7B

Shares Outstanding 117.4M diluted

Moat Rating None

Next Earnings Date27 Oct 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Varonis Systems is successfully executing a critical business model transition from on-premises subscriptions to a 100% SaaS-native architecture, which is scheduled to complete with the EOL of self-hosted platforms by December 31, 2026. This transition is unlocking significant customer lifetime value, improving predictable recurring revenue, and shortening sales cycles. Furthermore, the rapid proliferation of generative AI and unstructured data growth acts as a powerful secular tailwind, as organizations must implement strict data access guardrails to safely deploy AI technologies. Despite short-term margin compression and cash flow headwinds from acquisition-related costs and transition dynamics, Varonis' strong balance sheet ($900M in cash and marketable securities) and robust SaaS ARR growth (29% YoY excluding conversions in Q1 2026) position it as a highly attractive long-term play in the data security market.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets22 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$28.00

Mean target$50.68

High · most bullish analyst$60.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$28.00

The EOL of the self-hosted platform leads to higher-than-expected customer churn, particularly among conservative federal and state government clients. Intense competition from platformized cybersecurity giants pressures pricing, leading to persistent gross margin compression below 77%. Integration of recent acquisitions (such as AllTrue) fails to yield expected cross-sell synergies, causing organic SaaS ARR growth to fall below 15%.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$50.68

Matches the consensus mean

Varonis achieves its raised FY 2026 guidance, delivering SaaS ARR of $814M to $845M and free cash flow of $100M to $105M. The EOL transition of self-hosted platforms progresses smoothly, with the remaining $83.7M in non-SaaS ARR steadily converting. Organic SaaS ARR growth (excluding conversions) stabilizes around 20% to 21%, supported by steady mid-market and enterprise adoption of data-first security solutions.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$60.00

The SaaS transition completes ahead of schedule with minimal churn, and the remaining self-hosted customers convert at high uplift ratios. Generative AI adoption accelerates rapidly, driving massive enterprise demand for Varonis' AI security guardrails and MDDR offerings. Operating leverage kicks in faster than expected, driving gross margins back toward historical 80%+ levels and generating free cash flow well above the guided $105 million.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Strong secular tailwinds from unstructured data growth (25% CAGR through 2029) and generative AI adoption requiring robust data-centric guardrails.
Highly predictable recurring revenue model with SaaS ARR reaching $683.2 million (up 69% YoY) and SaaS renewal rates consistently exceeding 90%.
Robust liquidity profile with $900 million in cash, cash equivalents, short-term deposits, and marketable securities, providing ample capital allocation flexibility.

Key Investment Risks

Execution risks associated with the final phase of the on-premises EOL transition by December 31, 2026, particularly regarding government customer migrations.
Short-term gross margin compression (declining to 77.9% in Q1 2026 from 80.2% in the prior-year quarter) due to SaaS delivery and infrastructure costs.
Intense competition in the broader cybersecurity and data governance landscape from well-capitalized platform players.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

SaaS ARR growth (excluding conversions) dropping below 15% for two consecutive quarters.
SaaS renewal rates falling below the critical 90% threshold, indicating customer dissatisfaction with the SaaS-native platform.
A significant cash flow drain or failure to achieve the guided $100 million to $105 million in FY 2026 free cash flow due to transition friction or high churn.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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