Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Verint Systems (VRNT)

Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/28/2025 – Verint Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at Wedbush from $38.00 to $30.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Verint Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $36.00 to $29.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Verint Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $34.00 to $23.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Verint Systems was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/27/2025 – Verint Systems had its price target lowered by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $40.00 to $30.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – Verint Systems was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 3/4/2025 – Verint Systems was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/23/2025 – Verint Systems was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Verint Systems Price Performance

VRNT stock traded up $0.03 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $15.99. 814,927 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 779,649. Verint Systems Inc. has a 52 week low of $14.15 and a 52 week high of $38.17. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $20.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $993.59 million, a PE ratio of 17.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.31.

Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 26th. The technology company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.27 by ($0.28). The firm had revenue of $253.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $276.82 million. Verint Systems had a return on equity of 15.79% and a net margin of 8.49%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.07 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Verint Systems Inc. will post 1.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Peter Fante sold 9,439 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.50, for a total transaction of $155,743.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 20,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $337,425. This trade represents a 31.58 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen J. Gold sold 2,744 shares of Verint Systems stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.07, for a total value of $44,096.08. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 28,473 shares in the company, valued at $457,561.11. The trade was a 8.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Verint Systems

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Verint Systems by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,573,801 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,864,000 after purchasing an additional 23,400 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Verint Systems during the fourth quarter worth $5,276,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Verint Systems by 0.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,500,087 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,004,000 after buying an additional 4,034 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in Verint Systems during the fourth quarter valued at $321,000. Finally, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH grew its holdings in Verint Systems by 32.4% during the 4th quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 775,869 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $21,298,000 after acquiring an additional 189,860 shares during the period. 94.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.