VeriSign Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VeriSign in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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, April 22nd 2021.
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VeriSign will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 22nd 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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 11th. The information services provider reported $1.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.09. The information services provider had revenue of $320.28 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $320.29 million. VeriSign had a net margin of 63.32% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 54.86%.
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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 (WHO). Since then, VRSN stock has increased by 17.0% and is now trading at $208.32.
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VeriSign issued an update on its FY 2021 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 11th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3-1.32 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.35 billion.

4 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for VeriSign's shares. Their forecasts range from $204.00 to $250.00. On average, they anticipate VeriSign's stock price to reach $233.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.2% 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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.09%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (0.03%), First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.01%) and DnB Asset Management AS (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 Royal London Asset Management Ltd., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Pacer Advisors Inc., Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc., and Retirement Systems of Alabama. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., DnB Asset Management AS, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, FDx Advisors Inc., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and Gilbert & Cook Inc..
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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 $208.32.

VeriSign has a market capitalization of $23.56 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 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]