VRSN vs. SE, EQIX, EBAY, CSGP, AKAM, SPSC, YELP, ZD, CMPR, and QNST
Should you be buying VeriSign stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VeriSign include SEA (SE), Equinix (EQIX), eBay (EBAY), CoStar Group (CSGP), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), and QuinStreet (QNST). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry.
VeriSign vs. Its Competitors
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, VeriSign had 1 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for VeriSign and 21 mentions for SEA. VeriSign's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat SEA's score of 1.18 indicating that VeriSign is being referred to more favorably in the media.
VeriSign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SEA. VeriSign is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
VeriSign currently has a consensus target price of $277.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.01%. SEA has a consensus target price of $153.17, indicating a potential upside of 1.74%. Given SEA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SEA is more favorable than VeriSign.
VeriSign has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
VeriSign has a net margin of 50.23% compared to SEA's net margin of 4.87%. SEA's return on equity of 10.74% beat VeriSign's return on equity.
92.9% of VeriSign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of VeriSign shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
VeriSign beats SEA on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VRSN) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff