Virnetx (VHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VirnetX Holding Corp. is a U.S.-based technology company focused on secure communications and network security technologies. The company develops, owns and licenses intellectual property covering methods and systems for encrypted communications, virtual private networks and secure domain name resolution. VirnetX’s work centers on technologies designed to protect data in transit and enable private, authenticated connections across public networks.

VirnetX’s offerings are primarily deployed through licensing arrangements and technology integrations rather than through mass-market consumer products. Its patent portfolio includes technologies that can be incorporated into software and network solutions to provide end-to-end encryption, secure tunneling and authenticated name resolution. The company has historically monetized its innovations by entering licensing agreements with device makers, software vendors and service providers that incorporate its patented methods into their products and services.

Operating as a publicly traded company, VirnetX serves customers and counterparties in the global technology and telecommunications sectors through licenses and licensing negotiations. The company is also known for actively managing and enforcing its intellectual property rights as part of its commercial strategy. VirnetX’s business model emphasizes the commercialization of patented security technologies across a range of platforms and geographies where secure communications are required.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.20 to $10.65
• 50-Day Range: $10.28 to $17.54
• 52-Week Range: $9.82 to $29.00
• Volume: 5,519 shs
• Average Volume: 22,247 shs
• Market Capitalization: $42.82 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Virnetx Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Virnetx scored higher than 4% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 113th out of 116 stocks in the financial services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Virnetx has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Virnetx has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Virnetx is -2.04, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Virnetx is -2.04, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Virnetx has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.47% of the float of Virnetx has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Virnetx has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Virnetx has recently increased by 1.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Virnetx does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Virnetx has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Virnetx this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for VHC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.74% of the stock of Virnetx is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

10.37% of the stock of Virnetx is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2026
• Today: 7/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Patent Owners & Lessors
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VHC
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:VHC
• CIK: 1082324
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (831) 438-8200
• Fax: 775-580-7527
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($5.16)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$18.23 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: -11,669.14%
• Return on Equity: -72.84%
• Return on Assets: -54.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 8.53
• Quick Ratio: 8.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $160 thousand
• Price / Sales: 267.64
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,190,000
• Free Float: 3,527,000
• Market Cap: $42.82 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 2.29