VeriSign (VRSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VeriSign in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" VRSN shares.
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2 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for VeriSign's stock. Their VRSN share price targets range from $200.00 to $236.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $218.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.3% from the stock's current price.
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VeriSign's stock was trading at $205.96 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, VRSN stock has decreased by 16.9% and is now trading at $171.23.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 25th 2024.
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VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 25th. The information services provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.06. The information services provider earned $384.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $381.85 million. VeriSign had a net margin of 55.04% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 47.21%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.70 EPS.
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ETFs with the largest weight of VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) stock in their portfolio include SPDR S&P Internet ETF (XWEB), BTD Capital Fund (DIP), VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat Growth ETF (MGRO), Emerge EMPWR Sustainable Select Growth Equity ETF (EMGC), VictoryShares Nasdaq Next 50 ETF (QQQN), First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF (HUSV), Strategas Global Policy Opportunities ETF (SAGP) and SEI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Quality Factor ETF (SEIQ).

VeriSign updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 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's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.36%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.32%), Cantillon Capital Management LLC (1.72%), TD Asset Management Inc (0.65%), BNP Paribas Financial Markets (0.55%) and BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. (0.37%). 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, Todd B Strubbe and Yehuda Ari Buchalter.
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