NASDAQ:VRSN VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $269.56 -10.20 (-3.65%) Closing price 05/27/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$269.74 +0.18 (+0.07%) As of 06:40 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About VeriSign Stock (NASDAQ:VRSN) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get VeriSign alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$265.24▼$282.8550-Day Range$234.49▼$287.3852-Week Range$168.79▼$288.95Volume1.19 million shsAverage Volume754,214 shsMarket Capitalization$25.31 billionP/E Ratio33.70Dividend Yield1.14%Price Target$267.50Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewVeriSign, 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.Read More… VeriSign Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks79th Percentile Overall ScoreVRSN 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. Analyst's Opinion1.7 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingVeriSign 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 CoverageVeriSign has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about VeriSign's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe 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. SectorThe 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. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.93% of the float of VeriSign has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVeriSign 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 monthShort interest in VeriSign has recently decreased by 6.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldVeriSign pays a meaningful dividend of 1.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthVeriSign does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe 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. Sustainability and ESG2.9 / 5Environmental Score-0.52 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.93% of the float of VeriSign has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVeriSign 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 monthShort interest in VeriSign has recently decreased by 6.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media4.1 / 5News Sentiment1.31 News SentimentVeriSign 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for VeriSign this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.Search Interest23 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 Follows13 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. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 InsidersOnly 0.84% of the stock of VeriSign is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.90% 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. Receive VRSN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for VeriSign and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VRSN Stock News HeadlinesD James Bidzos Sells 2,000 Shares of VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) StockMay 23, 2025 | insidertrades.com3 American Outperformers Are Lifting and Initiating Dividends (VRSN)While U.S. stocks sit near the bottom of the league in performance, three homegrown names are outperforming and increasing dividends at the same time.May 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.May 28, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)Yehuda Ari Buchalter Sells 600 Shares of VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) StockMay 9, 2025 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) SVP Sells 400 Shares of StockMay 6, 2025 | insidertrades.comVeriSign (NasdaqGS:VRSN) Amends Bylaws To Limit Officer Liability Under Delaware LawMay 23, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comVeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) Announces Key Amendments and Voting Outcomes at 2025 Annual MeetingMay 23, 2025 | gurufocus.comVeriSign Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?May 22, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines VRSN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VRSN shares performed this year? 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. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were VeriSign's earnings last quarter? 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. Read the conference call transcript. Does VeriSign have any subsidiaries? VeriSign subsidiaries include Moreover Technologies, inCode Wireless, m-Qube, Geotrust Europe, Kollective Technology, 3united AG, Moreover, and more. Who are VeriSign's major shareholders? 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of VeriSign? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of VeriSign own? 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 Earnings4/24/2025Record date for 5/28 Dividend5/19/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/28 Dividend5/19/2025Today5/27/2025Dividend Payable5/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/23/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorComputer and Technology Industry Custom computer programming services Sub-IndustryInternet Software & Services Current SymbolNASDAQ:VRSN CIK1014473 Webwww.verisign.com Phone(703) 948-3200Fax703-421-4873Employees920Year Founded1995Price 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 RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$8.18 Trailing P/E Ratio33.70 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$785.70 million Net Margins50.47% Pretax Margin65.62% Return on Equity-43.01% Return on Assets51.54% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.43 Quick Ratio0.43 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.58 billion Price / Sales16.07 Cash Flow$9.61 per share Price / Cash Flow28.04 Book Value($20.70) per share Price / Book-13.02Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares93,900,000Free Float93,805,000Market Cap$25.31 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.80 Social Links Investing Strategies To Help Grow Your Retirement IncomeNeed to stretch out your 401K or Roth IRA plan? 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