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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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
VeriSign
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SEA
15 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
VeriSign$1.56B17.43$785.70M$8.1835.34
SEA$16.82B5.27$444.32M$1.42106.01

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
VeriSign
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33
SEA
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
VeriSign50.23% -41.37% 54.37%
SEA 4.87%10.74%3.98%

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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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VRSN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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VRSN vs. The Competition

MetricVeriSignInternet Software/Services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$27.12B$11.67B$27.42B$8.94B
Dividend Yield1.07%11.19%2.94%4.12%
P/E Ratio35.3435.2235.8319.74
Price / Sales17.4331.121,993.90109.12
Price / Cash34.6319.8037.9957.06
Price / Book-14.193.227.005.37
Net Income$785.70M$321.47M$762.33M$248.34M
7 Day Performance2.35%-1.75%2.21%1.67%
1 Month Performance4.91%3.65%5.56%4.56%
1 Year Performance64.27%6.28%52,132.52%18.42%

VeriSign Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VRSN
VeriSign
3.7664 of 5 stars
$289.08
+0.1%
$277.50
-4.0%
+64.5%$27.12B$1.56B35.34920Analyst Forecast
SE
SEA
2.4451 of 5 stars
$153.58
+0.1%
$147.15
-4.2%
+116.9%$90.48B$16.82B108.1680,700Positive News
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EQIX
Equinix
4.7826 of 5 stars
$889.98
+0.8%
$1,004.80
+12.9%
+4.7%$87.06B$8.75B92.5113,606Trending News
Analyst Forecast
EBAY
eBay
4.3934 of 5 stars
$76.86
-1.0%
$67.73
-11.9%
+44.5%$35.43B$10.31B18.3011,500Analyst Forecast
CSGP
CoStar Group
2.4683 of 5 stars
$80.04
+0.5%
$87.69
+9.6%
+10.9%$33.77B$2.74B276.006,593Positive News
AKAM
Akamai Technologies
4.7096 of 5 stars
$79.28
+1.1%
$101.25
+27.7%
-11.1%$11.59B$3.99B26.6910,700
SPSC
SPS Commerce
3.466 of 5 stars
$136.65
+2.4%
$192.56
+40.9%
-26.6%$5.19B$637.77M63.862,783
YELP
Yelp
3.7211 of 5 stars
$34.16
-0.9%
$34.00
-0.5%
-2.8%$2.18B$1.41B16.425,116Trending News
ZD
Ziff Davis
4.541 of 5 stars
$31.61
+0.6%
$47.00
+48.7%
-40.8%$1.33B$1.40B19.163,800
CMPR
Cimpress
4.5931 of 5 stars
$43.67
+1.8%
$62.50
+43.1%
-44.1%$1.09B$3.29B7.4516,000Positive News
QNST
QuinStreet
3.0837 of 5 stars
$15.51
+1.6%
$29.00
+87.0%
+2.3%$875.85M$613.51M-1,549.45790

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This page (NASDAQ:VRSN) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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