Varonis Systems (VRNS) Competitors

Varonis Systems (NASDAQ:VRNS) and Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, VRNS or NTNX?

Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutanix has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VRNS or NTNX?

Varonis Systems currently has a consensus price target of $55.06, suggesting a potential upside of 19.09%. Nutanix has a consensus price target of $88.23, suggesting a potential upside of 9.21%. Given Varonis Systems' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Varonis Systems is more favorable than Nutanix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Varonis Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Nutanix	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93

Does the media favor VRNS or NTNX?

In the previous week, Nutanix had 14 more articles in the media than Varonis Systems. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Nutanix and 15 mentions for Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Nutanix's score of 1.09 indicating that Varonis Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Varonis Systems	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nutanix	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VRNS or NTNX?

Varonis Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nutanix. Nutanix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Varonis Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Varonis Systems	$573.35M	9.03	-$95.76M	-$0.81	-57.08
Nutanix	$2.32B	9.29	-$124.78M	-$0.28	-288.54

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VRNS or NTNX?

95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.3% of Nutanix shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Varonis Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Nutanix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VRNS or NTNX more profitable?

Nutanix has a net margin of -3.54% compared to Varonis Systems' net margin of -17.38%. Nutanix's return on equity of -12.28% beat Varonis Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Varonis Systems	-17.38%	-20.35%	-6.85%
Nutanix	-3.54%	-12.28%	3.30%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VRNS or NTNX?

Varonis Systems received 188 more outperform votes than Nutanix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave Varonis Systems an outperform vote while only 70.08% of users gave Nutanix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Varonis Systems	Outperform Votes 893 73.50%	Underperform Votes 322 26.50%
Nutanix	Outperform Votes 705 70.08%	Underperform Votes 301 29.92%

Summary

Varonis Systems and Nutanix tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.