VeriSign Stock Forecast, Price & News

VeriSign's stock was trading at $178.03 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VRSN stock has increased by 9.7% and is now trading at $195.27.
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4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VeriSign in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" VeriSign stock.
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VeriSign is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 11th 2021.
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VeriSign will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 11th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The information services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.24. The information services provider earned $317.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $316.07 million. VeriSign had a negative return on equity of 54.86% and a net margin of 63.32%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.36 earnings per share.
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VeriSign issued an update on its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.262-1.267 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.26 billion.

4 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for VeriSign's shares. Their forecasts range from $204.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect VeriSign's share price to reach $233.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.7% from the stock's current price.
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VeriSign trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VRSN."

VeriSign's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.09%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.01%), First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.01%) and IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%). Company insiders that own VeriSign stock include D James Bidzos, George E Kilguss III, 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 Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have sold VeriSign company stock in the last year include D James Bidzos, George E Kilguss III, Kathleen A Cote, 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 Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Diversified Trust Co, and Clarius Group 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.

One share of VRSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $195.27.

VeriSign has a market capitalization of $22.28 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 872 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]