Verint Systems (VRNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Verint Systems Inc. provides customer engagement solutions worldwide. It offers forecasting and scheduling, channels and routing, knowledge management, fraud and security solutions, quality and compliance, analytics and insights, real-time assistance, self-services, financial compliance, and voice pf the consumer solutions. The company provides Verint Open platform designed to help brands increase CX automation across all touchpoints between organization and customers in the contact center, back office, branch, web sites, and mobile apps. It serves banking, insurance, public, retail, and telecommunication industries. Verint Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.86 to $23.17
• 50-Day Range: $21.30 to $26.46
• 52-Week Range: $21.27 to $38.17
• Volume: 151,420 shs
• Average Volume: 670,889 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.48
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $34.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Verint Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Verint Systems scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 660 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Verint Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Verint Systems has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Verint Systems are expected to grow by 12.18% in the coming year, from $1.97 to $2.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Verint Systems is 34.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Verint Systems is 34.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 232.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Verint Systems has a PEG Ratio of 0.99. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Verint Systems has a P/B Ratio of 1.75. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.83% of the float of Verint Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verint Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verint Systems has recently increased by 13.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Verint Systems does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Verint Systems does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.87

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.83% of the float of Verint Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verint Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verint Systems has recently increased by 13.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Verint Systems has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Verint Systems this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for VRNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Verint Systems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $874,014.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.70% of the stock of Verint Systems is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.95% of the stock of Verint Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VRNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VRNT shares performed this year?

Verint Systems' stock was trading at $27.03 at the start of the year. Since then, VRNT stock has decreased by 14.5% and is now trading at $23.10.
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How were Verint Systems' earnings last quarter?

Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 4th. The technology company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.04. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis.

Does Verint Systems have any subsidiaries?

Verint Systems subsidiaries include these companies: Conversocial, m-pathy, Transversal, Monet Software, NowForce, ForeSee, Next IT, and more.

Who are Verint Systems' major shareholders?

Verint Systems' top institutional shareholders include Victory Capital Management Inc. (6.04%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.65%), State Street Corp (2.54%) and Fisher Asset Management LLC (2.45%). Insiders that own company stock include Dan Bodner, Douglas Robinson, Elan Moriah, Grant A Highlander, Peter Fante, John R Egan, William Kurtz, R Reid French Jr and Richard N Nottenburg.
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How do I buy shares of Verint Systems?

Shares of VRNT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Verint Systems own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Verint Systems investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Intel (INTC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/04/2024
• Today: 11/19/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 12/04/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Computer integrated systems design
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRNT
• CUSIP: 92343X10
• CIK: 1166388
• Web: www.verint.com
• Phone: (800) 483-7468
• Fax: 631-962-9300
• Employees: 3,700
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $34.67
• High Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +50.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.68
• P/E Growth: 0.99
• Net Income: $38.61 million
• Net Margins: 6.78%
• Pretax Margin: 10.37%
• Return on Equity: 16.17%
• Return on Assets: 6.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $910.39 million
• Price / Sales: 1.57
• Cash Flow: $3.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.20
• Book Value: $13.21 per share
• Price / Book: 1.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,010,000
• Free Float: 60,952,000
• Market Cap: $1.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25