Versant (VSNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Versant Corporation is a provider of data management software. The Company designs, develops, markets and supports database management system products that companies use to solve data management and data integration issues. It also provides related product support, training and consulting services to assist users of the Company's products in developing and deploying software applications based on its products. The Company's Versant Object Database product is used primarily by enterprises, which have data management requirements, such as technology providers, telecommunications carriers, Government defense agencies, defense contractors, healthcare companies and companies in the financial services and transportation industries. In addition to its product offerings, to assist users in their development and deployment of applications based on the Versant Object Database, FastObjects and db4o, it offers related professional services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.35 to $38.30
• 50-Day Range: $38.13 to $44.43
• 52-Week Range: $27.17 to $59.00
• Volume: 5.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.20
• Dividend Yield: 3.93%
• Price Target: $40.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Versant Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Versant scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Versant has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Versant is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Versant has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 41.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Versant are expected to grow by 41.84% in the coming year, from $4.35 to $6.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Versant is 19.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.68.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Versant has a P/B Ratio of 0.53. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.15% of the float of Versant has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Versant has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Versant has recently decreased by 24.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Versant is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.93%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Versant does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Versant is 75.38%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Versant will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.31% next year. This indicates that Versant will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Versant this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for VSNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Versant to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Versant insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.14% of the stock of Versant is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Versant has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/22 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/22 Dividend: 4/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/22/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/14/2026
• Today: 6/20/2026
• Record date for 7/22 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/22 Dividend: 7/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: N/A
• Industry: N/A
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VSNT
• CIK: 865917
• Web: www.versant.com
• Phone: +1-650-2322400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,400
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Versant: $40.40
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.78
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35
• Current Ratio: 2.32
• Quick Ratio: 2.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.81
• Cash Flow: $13.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.84
• Book Value: $72.16 per share
• Price / Book: 0.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 141,120,000
• Free Float: 140,922,000
• Market Cap: $5.39 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A