VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) provides internet infrastructure services that support the global domain name system. The company operates the authoritative registry for the .com and .net top-level domains and provides registry services for certain other domains, helping maintain the databases that connect domain names with internet addresses.

The company’s services include domain name registry operations, domain name registration-related support for accredited registrars, and infrastructure designed to improve the availability, stability, and security of internet naming services. VeriSign also offers related technologies and services, including Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and distributed denial-of-service protection for eligible customers and partners.

Founded in 1995, VeriSign serves businesses, governments, registrars, and internet users worldwide. The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Jim Bidzos, VeriSign’s founder, serves as executive chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $306.20 to $312.78
• 50-Day Range: $279.84 to $308.72
• 52-Week Range: $208.86 to $312.78
• Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.03
• Dividend Yield: 1.05%
• Price Target: $352.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

VeriSign Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VeriSign scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 115th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

VeriSign has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

VeriSign has a consensus price target of $352.00, representing about 14.6% upside from its current price of $307.21.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VeriSign has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VeriSign are expected to grow by 13.64% in the coming year, from $9.53 to $10.83 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VeriSign is 33.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VeriSign is 33.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.88.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.49% of the float of VeriSign has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VeriSign has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.23, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VeriSign has recently increased by 12.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

VeriSign pays a meaningful dividend of 1.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of VeriSign is 34.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, VeriSign will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.92% next year. This indicates that VeriSign will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

VeriSign has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for VeriSign this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for VRSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added VeriSign to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VeriSign insiders have sold 241,785.81% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $5,580.00 in company stock and sold $13,497,228.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.56% of the stock of VeriSign is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.90% of the stock of VeriSign is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/22/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Record date for 11/24 Dividend: 11/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/24 Dividend: 11/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: Internet Services & Infrastructure
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRSN
• CIK: 1014473
• Web: www.verisign.com
• Phone: (703) 948-3200
• Fax: 703-421-4873
• Employees: 928
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VeriSign: $352.00
• High Price Target: $380.00
• Low Price Target: $316.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 32.24
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $825.70 million
• Net Margins: 49.06%
• Pretax Margin: 64.19%
• Return on Equity: -38.40%
• Return on Assets: 59.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.42
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 16.63
• Cash Flow: $9.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 33.33
• Book Value: ($25.47) per share
• Price / Book: -12.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 89,700,000
• Free Float: 89,198,000
• Market Cap: $27.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69