NASDAQ:VRSN - Verisign Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Verisign declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Saturday, February 10th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $586,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The information services provider reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.05. The information services provider had revenue of $308.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.34 million. Verisign had a negative return on equity of 44.38% and a net margin of 52.60%. Verisign's revenue for the quarter was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.23 EPS. View Verisign's Earnings History.

Verisign is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Verisign.

Verisign will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Verisign's stock. Their forecasts range from $195.00 to $240.00. On average, they anticipate Verisign's share price to reach $217.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Verisign.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Verisign in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Verisign.

Press coverage about VRSN stock has been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the information services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Verisign.

Verisign saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 1,400,000 shares, an increase of 18.6% from the November 28th total of 1,180,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 625,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Verisign's Current Options Chain.

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Verisign's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.15%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.11%), Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.04%) and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.03%). Company insiders that own Verisign stock include Kathleen A Cote, Thomas C Indelicarto and Timothy Tomlinson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Verisign.

VRSN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Tuttle Tactical Management, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Wealthfront Advisers LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Verisign.

VRSN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Alpine Global Management LLC, PGGM Investments, Valicenti Advisory Services Inc., Diversified Trust Co, Clarius Group LLC and Allworth Financial LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Verisign.

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 $214.09.

Verisign has a market capitalization of $25.14 billion and generates $1.21 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $582.48 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.75 on an earnings per share basis. Verisign employs 900 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Verisign.

The official website for Verisign is http://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]