VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is an internet infrastructure company that operates critical components of the global Domain Name System (DNS) and provides cybersecurity-related services. The company is best known as the authoritative registry operator for the .com and .net top-level domains, maintaining the central databases and zone files that enable domain name resolution for millions of websites. VeriSign’s registry role is performed under contractual agreements with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and involves high-availability, highly secure operations to support continuous internet connectivity.

In addition to its registry business, VeriSign offers a suite of services designed to protect and accelerate DNS and internet traffic for enterprises and service providers. Its product offerings include managed DNS services, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation and related security solutions, as well as analytics and threat intelligence capabilities that help customers detect and respond to internet-scale attacks. These services are positioned to complement the company’s registry expertise by addressing availability, performance and security requirements of organizations that depend on resilient online presence.

VeriSign serves a global customer base that includes domain name registrars, enterprise customers, web infrastructure providers and government entities. Its infrastructure and services are distributed and engineered for high reliability and scale, reflecting the need to support continuous resolution of domain names and protection against volumetric and application-layer attacks that can affect internet availability worldwide.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, VeriSign has evolved from early internet infrastructure roots into a company focused on registry operations and DNS-related security services. It is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker VRSN. The company’s operations and contractual obligations with internet governance bodies make it a foundational provider in the domain name ecosystem and a participant in broader efforts to safeguard and stabilize internet infrastructure.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $275.32 to $284.01
• 50-Day Range: $247.22 to $299.20
• 52-Week Range: $208.86 to $312.48
• Volume: 92,634 shs
• Average Volume: 824,068 shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.76 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.73
• Dividend Yield: 1.18%
• Price Target: $328.75
• Consensus Rating: Buy

VeriSign Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VeriSign scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 603 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

VeriSign has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

VeriSign has a consensus price target of $328.75, representing about 19.2% upside from its current price of $275.90.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VeriSign are expected to grow by 12.03% in the coming year, from $9.56 to $10.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VeriSign is 29.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VeriSign is 29.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 75.42.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.11% 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 2.02, 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 3.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

VeriSign pays a meaningful dividend of 1.14%, 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 35.14%. 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 30.25% next year. This indicates that VeriSign will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.28

News Sentiment

VeriSign has a news sentiment score of 1.28. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for VeriSign this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added VeriSign to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,200% 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 186,794.75% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $4,892.00 in company stock and sold $9,142,891.00 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 5/27 Dividend: 5/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/27 Dividend: 5/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Today: 8/17/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• 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: 920
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VeriSign: $328.75
• High Price Target: $355.00
• Low Price Target: $316.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.94
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $825.70 million
• Net Margins: 49.76%
• Pretax Margin: 64.63%
• Return on Equity: -39.20%
• Return on Assets: 58.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 15.08
• Cash Flow: $8.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.84
• Book Value: ($23.49) per share
• Price / Book: -11.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 90,300,000
• Free Float: 89,794,000
• Market Cap: $24.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70