VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) provides critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services. The company operates the authoritative registries for the .com and .net top-level domains and supports the security, stability and availability of these domains worldwide. VeriSign also operates the .name and .cc registries and provides backend registry services for additional top-level domains.

In addition to registry operations, VeriSign offers domain name system (DNS) services designed to help organizations maintain reliable online access. Its services include managed DNS, DNS security and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection, as well as related internet infrastructure and security solutions. The company’s systems process and support internet domain name registrations and DNS queries for customers and partners around the globe.

VeriSign was founded in 1995 and has played a longstanding role in the development and operation of the commercial internet. It serves registrars, businesses, governments and other organizations internationally, with infrastructure distributed across global markets. The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and is led by Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Bidzos.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $293.20 to $298.95
• 50-Day Range: $272.77 to $308.18
• 52-Week Range: $208.86 to $312.48
• Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 811,263 shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.26
• Dividend Yield: 1.09%
• Price Target: $333.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

VeriSign Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VeriSign scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 103rd out of 598 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: 3.1 / 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 $333.00, representing about 11.7% upside from its current price of $298.16.

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: 13.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VeriSign are expected to grow by 13.03% in the coming year, from $9.59 to $10.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VeriSign is 32.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VeriSign is 32.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.31.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.18% 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 2.96, 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 20.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

VeriSign pays a meaningful dividend of 1.11%, 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 29.89% next year. This indicates that VeriSign will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.23

News Sentiment

VeriSign has a news sentiment score of 0.23. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for VeriSign this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for VRSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added VeriSign to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -70% 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 204,752.94% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $5,580.00 in company stock and sold $11,430,794.00 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

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• 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: 928
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VeriSign: $333.00
• High Price Target: $355.00
• Low Price Target: $316.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.99
• 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: 16.20
• Cash Flow: $9.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.71
• Book Value: ($23.49) per share
• Price / Book: -12.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 90,300,000
• Free Float: 89,794,000
• Market Cap: $26.83 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69