VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VeriSign in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" VRSN shares.
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2 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for VeriSign's stock. Their VRSN share price forecasts range from $245.00 to $249.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $247.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.0% from the stock's current price.
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VeriSign's stock was trading at $205.44 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, VRSN stock has decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at $202.53.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 26th 2023.
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The information services provider reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.09. The information services provider had revenue of $372 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $373 million. VeriSign had a net margin of 48.74% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.15%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.54 EPS.
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VeriSign updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Friday, July, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.49 billion-$1.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.50 billion.

114 employees have rated VeriSign Chief Executive Officer D. James Bidzos on Glassdoor.com. D. James Bidzos has an approval rating of 76% among the company's employees.

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VeriSign trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VRSN."

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One share of VRSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $202.53.

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) has a market capitalization of $20.89 billion and generates $1.42 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $673.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.77 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 914 workers across the globe.

VeriSign's mailing address is 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA, 20190. The official website for the company is www.verisign.com. The information services provider can be reached via phone at (703) 948-3200, via email at ir@verisign.com, or via fax at 703-421-4873.