Inside the research

VeriSign, Inc.

VRSN Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$287.25

▼ -4.63 (-1.6%)

52w hi$309.09
52w lo$210.31
Vol592.60K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.63

Short+0.34
Medium+0.91
Long+0.63

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

VeriSign, Inc.

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Market cap$25.97B
Enterprise value$27.24B
Trailing P/E31.16x
Forward P/E25.97x
EV / EBITDA22.97x
P / S (ttm)15.20x
Profit margin49.8%
Revenue growth+6.0%
Earnings growth+7.7%

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.20
Sector+0.19
Technical+0.35
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet infrastructure and domain name registry services that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company provides root zone maintainer services, operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which supports global e-commerce. It operates directory for .name and .cc; and back-end systems for .edu, domain names. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

United States · www.verisign.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.32
Corr SPX0.19
Annual vol27.0%
Annual ret+26.7%
Sharpe0.99
Max DD-30.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$304.50
High / Low$355.00 / $265.00
Median$299.00
Analysts4
Strong Buy0
Buy2
Hold2
Sell0
Strong Sell0

Recent rating actions

2026-04-24JP Morgan→ Neutral
2026-04-24Citigroup→ Buy
2026-04-24Baird→ Outperform
2026-04-02Citigroup→ Buy
2026-02-09Citigroup→ Buy
2026-01-06JP Morgan→ Neutral

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-23Earnings Release, Other Material Event…read
2026-06-26Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2026-06-26Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-21Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-04-23Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-02-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-25Officer / Director Changeread
2025-10-24Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2025-10-23Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-10-08Officer / Director Changeread
2025-07-30Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2025-07-24Earnings Release, Other Material Event…read

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-11BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell301$88.16K
2026-08-11BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell292$84.04K
2026-08-11BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell208$60.08K
2026-08-11BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell800$234.89K
2026-08-11BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell300$88.34K
2026-08-11BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell1.40K$408.04K
2026-08-10Indelicarto Thomas CEVP, Gen Counsel & SecretSell500$146.18K
2026-08-04BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell772$229.77K
2026-08-04BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell300$88.77K
2026-08-04BIDZOS D JAMESExec. Chairman, Pres, & CSell1.40K$412.27K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$3.30M
Insider buys / sells0 / 18
Insider biasSellers
13F holders10
Top-5 share96.0%
HHI2,629 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
Berkshire Hathaway$2.26B8.99M
AQR Capital Management$1.25B4.95M
State Street Corp$1.04B4.15M
Renaissance Technologies$616.26M2.45M
Fidelity / FMR LLC$188.70M750.14K
Capital Research / Capital World$87.88M349.34K
Citadel Advisors$85.39M339.42K
Millennium Management$41.58M165.31K
Bridgewater Associates$9.31M37.00K
T. Rowe Price Group$34.64K137.70K

As of 2026-06-30

Dividends

Yield (TTM)0.55%
$ / share (TTM)$1.58
5y CAGR—

Annual dividend per share

2010$3.00
2011$2.75
2025$2.31
2026$0.81

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-134view
2026-08-114view
2026-08-054view
2026-08-044view
2026-07-294view
2026-07-294view
2026-07-2310-Qview
2026-07-238-Kview
2026-07-224view
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The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$1.56B+2.6%
Operating income$1.06B+7.9%
Net income$320.03M+14.2%
Cash from ops$902.60M+4.1%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$291.88$292.61$286.82$287.25592.60K
Sep 24$294.26$298.13$291.53$291.88614.10K
Sep 23$300.57$301.91$291.76$293.28618.40K
Sep 22$308.88$310.00$298.23$299.42777.00K
Sep 21$303.59$308.28$302.10$308.181.34M

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