VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research 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 research analysts is that investors should "buy" VRSN shares.
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2 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for VeriSign's shares. Their VRSN share price forecasts range from $252.00 to $265.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $258.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.9% 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 stock has increased by 10.5% and is now trading at $226.97.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023.
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 27th. The information services provider reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.06. The information services provider earned $364.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $367.32 million. VeriSign had a net margin of 48.20% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.19%. VeriSign's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.43 EPS.
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VeriSign issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Friday, April, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.49 billion-$1.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.51 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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.79%), Ninety One UK Ltd (5.27%), State Street Corp (3.54%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (3.06%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.02%) and Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.01%). 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 $226.97.

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) has a market capitalization of $23.67 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 $6.52 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.