NASDAQ:VRSNVerisign Stock Price, Forecast & News

Verisign's stock was trading at $178.03 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VRSN stock has increased by 20.2% and is now trading at $214.02.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Verisign in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Verisign is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 22nd 2020.
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Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 23rd. The information services provider reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32. The information services provider earned $314.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $312.43 million. Verisign had a net margin of 63.32% and a negative return on equity of 54.86%.
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3 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Verisign's stock. Their forecasts range from $204.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect Verisign's stock price to reach $229.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.3% from the stock's current price.
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Media coverage about VRSN stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Verisign earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the information services provider a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.
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Verisign saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,530,000 shares, a decrease of 10.5% from the June 30th total of 1,710,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 675,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Verisign trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VRSN."

Verisign's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include First Trust Advisors LP (1.49%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (1.30%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.40%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.39%), Strs Ohio (0.23%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.21%). Company insiders that own Verisign stock include D James Bidzos, 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 MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Arizona State Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Ieq Capital LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., and WINTON GROUP Ltd. Company insiders that have sold Verisign company stock in the last year include D James Bidzos, Kathleen A Cote, Thomas C Indelicarto, Timothy Tomlinson, and Todd B Strubbe.
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VRSN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A., UBS Group AG, Stanley Laman Group Ltd., PGGM Investments, and Mackay Shields LLC.
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of VRSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $214.02.

Verisign has a market capitalization of $24.58 billion and generates $1.23 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $612.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.15 on an earnings per share basis. Verisign employs 900 workers across the globe.

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

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]