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VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$269.56 -10.20 (-3.65%)
Closing price 05/27/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$269.74 +0.18 (+0.07%)
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About VeriSign Stock (NASDAQ:VRSN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$265.24
$282.85
50-Day Range
$234.49
$287.38
52-Week Range
$168.79
$288.95
Volume
1.19 million shs
Average Volume
754,214 shs
Market Capitalization
$25.31 billion
P/E Ratio
33.70
Dividend Yield
1.14%
Price Target
$267.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company enables the security, stability, and resiliency of internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which supports global e-commerce. It operates directory for .name and .cc; and back-end systems for .edu, domain names. VeriSign, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

VeriSign Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

VRSN MarketRank™: 

VeriSign scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 183rd out of 646 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    VeriSign has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    VeriSign has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about VeriSign's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of VeriSign is 33.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of VeriSign is 33.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.84.

  • Read more about VeriSign's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.93% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in VeriSign has recently decreased by 6.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    VeriSign pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, 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 37.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about VeriSign's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.93% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in VeriSign has recently decreased by 6.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    VeriSign has a news sentiment score of 1.31. 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 0.98 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for VeriSign this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    23 people have searched for VRSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 188% 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 63% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, VeriSign insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,246,382.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.84% 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.

  • Read more about VeriSign's insider trading history.
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VRSN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

VeriSign's stock was trading at $206.96 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VRSN shares have increased by 30.2% and is now trading at $269.56.
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 24th. The information services provider reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.10. VeriSign's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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VeriSign subsidiaries include Moreover Technologies, inCode Wireless, m-Qube, Geotrust Europe, Kollective Technology, 3united AG, Moreover, and more.

Top institutional shareholders of VeriSign include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.20%), Ninety One UK Ltd (4.12%), AQR Capital Management LLC (2.48%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.58%). Insiders that own company stock include D James Bidzos, Todd B Strubbe, George E Kilguss III, Thomas C Indelicarto, Kathleen A Cote, Danny R Mcpherson, John Calys, Timothy Tomlinson and Yehuda Ari Buchalter.
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Shares of VRSN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that VeriSign investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alphabet (GOOG) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/24/2025
Record date for 5/28 Dividend
5/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend
5/19/2025
Today
5/27/2025
Dividend Payable
5/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Custom computer programming services
Sub-Industry
Internet Software & Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VRSN
Employees
920
Year Founded
1995

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$267.50
High Stock Price Target
$285.00
Low Stock Price Target
$250.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
33.70
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$785.70 million
Pretax Margin
65.62%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.58 billion
Cash Flow
$9.61 per share
Price / Cash Flow
28.04
Book Value
($20.70) per share
Price / Book
-13.02

Miscellaneous

Free Float
93,805,000
Market Cap
$25.31 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.80

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This page (NASDAQ:VRSN) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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