VeriSign Stock Forecast, Price & News

VeriSign's stock was trading at $178.03 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VRSN stock has increased by 14.6% and is now trading at $203.96.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VeriSign in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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VeriSign is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 22nd 2020.
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VeriSign will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The information services provider reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32. The information services provider had revenue of $314.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $312.43 million. VeriSign had a net margin of 63.32% and a negative return on equity of 54.86%.
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3 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for VeriSign's stock. Their forecasts range from $204.00 to $250.00. On average, they anticipate VeriSign's stock price to reach $229.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.6% from the stock's current price.
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VeriSign saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,050,000 shares, a decrease of 27.1% from the September 15th total of 1,440,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 684,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's shares are sold short.
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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 investors include PGGM Investments (0.16%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.05%), Horan Capital Management (0.03%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.03%). 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV, Pacer Advisors Inc., First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and Diversified Trust Co. 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, PGGM Investments, Martin Investment Management LLC, Sanders Morris Harris LLC, Horan Capital Management, Fortem Financial Group LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd..
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of VRSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $203.96.

VeriSign has a market capitalization of $23.43 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]