VeriSign Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VeriSign in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" VeriSign stock.
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VeriSign is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 22nd 2021.
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 22nd. The information services provider reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.04. The information services provider had revenue of $323.62 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $322.82 million. VeriSign had a net margin of 49.42% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.21%. VeriSign's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.42 earnings per share.
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VeriSign's stock was trading at $178.03 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VRSN stock has increased by 25.4% and is now trading at $223.17.
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VeriSign issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of - for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.32 billion-$1.33 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.32 billion.

2 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for VeriSign's stock. Their forecasts range from $245.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect VeriSign's stock price to reach $246.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.5% from the stock's current price.
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114 employees have rated VeriSign CEO D. James Bidzos on Glassdoor.com. D. James Bidzos has an approval rating of 76% among VeriSign's employees.

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

VeriSign's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.29%), Capital International Investors (4.81%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (4.32%), Ninety One UK Ltd (2.78%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.73%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.41%). Company insiders that own VeriSign stock include D James Bidzos, George E Kilguss III, Kathleen A Cote, Thomas C Indelicarto, Timothy Tomlinson and Todd B Strubbe.
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VRSN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Viking Global Investors LP, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Ameriprise Financial Inc., and D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have sold VeriSign company stock in the last year include D James Bidzos, George E Kilguss III, Kathleen A Cote, Thomas C Indelicarto, Timothy Tomlinson, and Todd B Strubbe.
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VRSN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital International Investors, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Lazard Asset Management LLC, FIL Ltd, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Cantillon Capital Management LLC, Two Creeks Capital Management LP, and Ninety One UK Ltd.
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Shares of VRSN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of VRSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $223.17.

VeriSign has a market capitalization of $25.13 billion and generates $1.27 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $814.89 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.07 on an earnings per share basis.

VeriSign employs 907 workers across the globe.

VeriSign was founded in 1995.

The official website for VeriSign is www.verisign.com.

VeriSign is headquartered at 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA, 20190.

VeriSign's mailing address is 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA, 20190. The information services provider can be reached via phone at 703-948-3200 or via email at [email protected]