The Verisign Inc (NSQ:VRSN) share price is currently trading at 215.5. But given the volatile market conditions and uncertain economic outlook, the question now is what the future holds for it. To try and predict where the Verisign Inc...
VRSN — Verisign Share Price
- $18.03bn
- $18.60bn
- $1.33bn
- 84
- 38
- 41
- 56
Momentum
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 25.35 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
EPS Growth (f) | -1.33% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | n/a |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | n/a | ||
Price to Tang. Book | n/a | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 23.62 | ||
Price to Sales | 13.34 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 20.06 |
Shareholder Activity
Type | Buy / Hold / Sell |
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Guru Screens
Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 99.36% | ||
Return on Equity | n/a | ||
Operating Margin | 65.07% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2023E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 1,165.1 | 1,214.97 | 1,231.66 | 1,265.05 | 1,327.58 | 1,434.33 | 1,603 | 3.05% |
Operating Profit | m | ||||||||
Net Profit | m | ||||||||
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EPS Growth | % | +7.91 | +18.83 | +64.98 | -2.82 | -0.31 | -16.4 | +28.67 | n/a |
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Dividend Cover | x | ||||||||
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Cash etc | m | ||||||||
Working Capital | m | ||||||||
NFA | m | ||||||||
Net Debt | m | ||||||||
Book Value | m | ||||||||
Diluted Weighted Average Shares | m | ||||||||
Book Value ps |
Health Trend(F-Score)
Bankruptcy Score(Z-Score)
Earnings Manipulation Risk(M-Score)
Other Ratios
Leverage (ttm) | Total | - Intang | + Pension |
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Recent History
Latest interim period vs. prior period | Industry | Market | |
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Latest News & Insights for VRSN
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Profile Summary
VeriSign, Inc. is a global provider of domain name registry services and Internet infrastructure. The Company enables the security, stability, and resiliency of Internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two global Internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains (TLDs), which support the majority of global e-commerce. It operates the authoritative directory of and/or the back-end systems for all .com, .net, .cc, .gov, .edu and .name domain names, among others. Its services allow individuals and organizations to establish their online identities, while providing the secure, always-on access they need to communicate and transact reliably with large-scale online audiences. The Company also provides internationalized domain name (IDN) services that enable Internet users to access domain names in characters representing their local language.
Directors
- D. Bidzos CHM (65)
- Todd Strubbe PRE (57)
- George Kilguss CFO (60)
- Thomas Indelicarto EVP (57)
- Louis Simpson LED (84)
- Courtney Armstrong DRC
- Yehuda Ari Buchalter IND (49)
- Kathleen Cote IND (72)
- Thomas Frist IND (53)
- Jamie Gorelick IND (70)
- Roger Moore IND (79)
- Timothy Tomlinson IND (71)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2021
- Last Interim
- March 31st, 2022
- Incorporated
- April 12th, 1995
- Public Since
- January 29th, 1998
- No. of Shareholders
- 331
- No. of Employees
- 904
- Sector
- Software & IT Services
- Industry
- Technology
- Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market
- Shares in Issue
- 109,544,796

- Address
- 12061 Bluemont Way, RESTON, 20190-5684
- Web
- https://www.verisign.com/
- Phone
- +1 7039483200
- Auditors
- KPMG LLP
Upcoming Events for VRSN
Verisign Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Verisign Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q2 2022 Verisign Inc Earnings Release
Q3 2022 Verisign Inc Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 19:23 UTC, shares in Verisign are trading at $164.55. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Verisign last closed at $164.55 and the price had moved by -25.52% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Verisign share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -22.63% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Verisign is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Verisign does not currently pay a dividend.
Verisign does not currently pay a dividend.
Verisign does not currently pay a dividend.
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As of the previous close price of $164.55, shares in Verisign had a market capitalisation of $18.03bn.
Here are the trading details for Verisign:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NSQ
- Ticker Symbol: VRSN
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Verisign is currently classified as a Neutral. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Verisign is $240.00. That is 45.85% above the last closing price of $164.55.
Analysts covering Verisign currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $5.86 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Verisign. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -19.35%.
As of the last closing price of $164.55, shares in Verisign were trading -24.74% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Verisign PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 25.35. The shares last closed at $164.55.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Verisign's management team is headed by:
- D. Bidzos - CHM
- Todd Strubbe - PRE
- George Kilguss - CFO
- Thomas Indelicarto - EVP
- Louis Simpson - LED
- Courtney Armstrong - DRC
- Yehuda Ari Buchalter - IND
- Kathleen Cote - IND
- Thomas Frist - IND
- Jamie Gorelick - IND
- Roger Moore - IND
- Timothy Tomlinson - IND