COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD.
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 7Avg age 57Avg tenure 3.9y
ES
Elad Sharon
Chief Executive Officer
Age 50Since 2021-01-31Profile →
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Executives5
Board of directors7
ES
Earl Shanks→
Chairman
Age 69Since 2023-09-05
DS
Dafna Sharir→
Director/Board Member
Age 56Since 2022-02-28
AC
Avi Cohen→
Director/Board Member
Age 72Since 2023-06-03
ES
Elad Sharon→
Director/Board Member
Age 50Since 2021-01-31
RS
Ron Shvili→
Director/Board Member
Age 59Since 2024-04-30
MO
Matthew O’Neill→
Director/Board Member
Age 50Since 2025-02-28
NB
Nurit Benjamini→
Director/Board Member
Age 59Since 2025-03-30
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Edenbrook Capital LLC | 9.575 % | 6,997,596 |
| American Capital Management, Inc. | 8.889 % | 6,496,210 |
| Value Base /Private Equity/ | 8.537 % | 6,238,883 |
| LB Hercules Holdings LLC | 7.275 % | 5,316,194 |
| Topline Capital Management LLC | 6.722 % | 4,912,000 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers12
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Abadi | Director of Finance/CFO | 2011-12-31 | - |
| Earl Shanks | Chairman | 2023-09-05 | - |
| Elad Sharon | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-01-31 | - |
| Ronny Lempel | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2025-03-17 | - |
| Avi Cohen | Director/Board Member | 2023-06-03 | - |
| Dafna Sharir | Director/Board Member | 2022-02-28 | - |
| Elad Sharon | Director/Board Member | 2021-01-31 | - |
| Matthew O’Neill | Director/Board Member | 2025-02-28 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
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Street consensus
Consensus buyMean target 12.33Range 10–14Analysts 3
10Mean 12.3314
- Buy 2
- Hold 2
Broker actions31
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Street | Initiated | Buy | 13 | 2026-03-02 |
| Roth Capital | Initiated | Buy | 14 | 2025-10-03 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2025-07-28 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2025-06-11 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2025-05-22 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2025-04-08 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2025-04-02 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2024-12-12 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2024-09-10 |
| Wedbush | Maintained | Neutral | 9 | 2024-06-20 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2024-06-18 |
| Needham | Reiterated | Hold | — | 2024-05-17 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.