NASDAQ:VRSNVerisign Stock Price, Forecast & News

Verisign's stock was trading at $178.03 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VRSN stock has increased by 13.4% and is now trading at $201.80.
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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) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The information services provider reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32. The information services provider had revenue of $314.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Verisign's stock. Their forecasts range from $204.00 to $250.00. On average, they anticipate Verisign's stock price to reach $229.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.8% from the stock's current price.
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Media headlines about VRSN stock have trended very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Verisign earned a news sentiment score of -3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the information services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.
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Verisign saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,000,000 shares, a decrease of 16.3% from the April 15th total of 2,390,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 827,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company's shares are sold short.
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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 shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.25%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.49%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (1.30%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.07%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.85%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.76%). 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, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Banco Santander S.A., Principal Financial Group Inc., NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Arizona State Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Ieq Capital LLC. 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 AJO LP, First Trust Advisors LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Quantum Capital Management LLC NJ, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A., and UBS Group AG.
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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 $201.80.

Verisign has a market capitalization of $23.18 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]