VeriSign Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VeriSign in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" VeriSign stock.
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VeriSign saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,010,000 shares, a decline of 23.5% from the June 15th total of 1,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 534,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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VeriSign is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 28th 2021.
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 22nd. The information services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.01. The information services provider earned $329.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $328.16 million. VeriSign had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.73% and a net margin of 48.49%. VeriSign's revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.32 earnings per share.
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VeriSign's stock was trading at $178.03 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VRSN stock has increased by 21.5% and is now trading at $216.37.
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VeriSign updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of - for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.32 billion-$1.33 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.32 billion.

1 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for VeriSign's shares. Their forecasts range from $245.00 to $246.00. On average, they expect VeriSign's share price to reach $245.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% from the stock's current price.
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114 employees have rated VeriSign CEO D. James Bidzos on Glassdoor.com. D. James Bidzos has an approval rating of 76% among VeriSign's employees.

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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 Cantillon Capital Management LLC (1.60%), PGGM Investments (0.15%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.12%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.09%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%) and Martin Investment Management LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own VeriSign stock include D James Bidzos, George E Kilguss III, Kathleen A Cote, Medpace Investors, Llc, 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 Cantillon Capital Management LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd., Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt, North Star Asset Management Inc., Maryland State Retirement & Pension System, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, and Cypress Capital Group. Company insiders that have sold VeriSign company stock in the last year include D James Bidzos, George E Kilguss III, Kathleen A Cote, Medpace Investors, Llc, Thomas C Indelicarto, Timothy Tomlinson, and Todd B Strubbe.
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VRSN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Davy Global Fund Management Ltd, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, PGGM Investments, AXS Investments LLC, and Veriti Management 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of VRSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $216.37.

VeriSign has a market capitalization of $24.21 billion and generates $1.27 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $814.89 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.07 on an earnings per share basis.

VeriSign employs 907 workers across the globe.

VeriSign was founded in 1995.

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

VeriSign is headquartered at 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA, 20190.

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]