VeriSign - VRSN Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VeriSign in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" VRSN shares.
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2 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for VeriSign's stock. Their VRSN share price forecasts range from $252.00 to $265.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $258.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.4% from the stock's current price.
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VeriSign's stock was trading at $205.44 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VRSN shares have increased by 0.3% and is now trading at $206.10.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 27th 2023.
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 9th. The information services provider reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.17. The information services provider had revenue of $369.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $366.10 million. VeriSign had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 46.13% and a net margin of 47.30%. The firm's revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.48 EPS.
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ETFs with the largest weight of VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) stock in their portfolio include ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK), SPDR S&P Internet ETF (XWEB), Invesco Dynamic Market ETF (PWC), Emerge EMPWR Sustainable Select Growth Equity ETF (EMGC), First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR), VictoryShares Nasdaq Next 50 ETF (QQQN), Natixis Vaughan Nelson Select ETF (VNSE) and SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF (SEIQ).

VeriSign issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 9th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.49 billion-$1.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.54 billion.

114 employees have rated VeriSign Chief Executive Officer D. James Bidzos on Glassdoor.com. D. James Bidzos has an approval rating of 76% among the company's employees.

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

VeriSign's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Ninety One UK Ltd (3.91%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.91%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.90%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.41%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.12%) and Cantillon Capital Management LLC (1.62%). Insiders that own company stock include D James Bidzos, Danny R Mcpherson, George E Kilguss III, Kathleen A Cote, Medpace Investors, Llc, Thomas C Indelicarto, Thomas F Frist III, Timothy Tomlinson, Todd B Strubbe and Todd B Strubbe.
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One share of VRSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $206.10.

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) has a market capitalization of $21.62 billion and generates $1.42 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $673.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.25 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 902 workers across the globe.

VeriSign's mailing address is 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA, 20190. The official website for the company is www.verisign.com. The information services provider can be reached via phone at (703) 948-3200, via email at ir@verisign.com, or via fax at 703-421-4873.