Varonis Systems (VRNS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DOCU or VRNS?

DocuSign has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varonis Systems has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DOCU or VRNS?

Varonis Systems received 461 more outperform votes than DocuSign when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave Varonis Systems an outperform vote while only 57.90% of users gave DocuSign an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DocuSign	Outperform Votes 425 57.90%	Underperform Votes 309 42.10%
Varonis Systems	Outperform Votes 886 73.53%	Underperform Votes 319 26.47%

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

77.6% of DocuSign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of Varonis Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of DocuSign shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Varonis Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DOCU or VRNS more profitable?

DocuSign has a net margin of 34.73% compared to Varonis Systems' net margin of -17.38%. DocuSign's return on equity of 14.90% beat Varonis Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocuSign	34.73%	14.90%	6.90%
Varonis Systems	-17.38%	-20.35%	-6.85%

Do analysts rate DOCU or VRNS?

DocuSign currently has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Varonis Systems has a consensus target price of $59.38, indicating a potential upside of 42.42%. Given Varonis Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Varonis Systems is more favorable than DocuSign.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocuSign	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Varonis Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media refer more to DOCU or VRNS?

In the previous week, DocuSign had 19 more articles in the media than Varonis Systems. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for DocuSign and 14 mentions for Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat DocuSign's score of 1.11 indicating that Varonis Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DocuSign	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Varonis Systems	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DOCU or VRNS?

DocuSign has higher revenue and earnings than Varonis Systems. Varonis Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DocuSign, 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
DocuSign	$2.98B	5.83	$73.98M	$5.11	16.76
Varonis Systems	$550.95M	8.52	-$95.76M	-$0.86	-48.48

Summary

Varonis Systems beats DocuSign on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.