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VRSN

VeriSign, Inc.

VRSN

NASDAQ·Technology·Software - Infrastructure·Mkt cap $23.3B

$256.98

+0.42%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$208.86 - $312.48

P/E

28.40

Fwd P/E

26.13

Beta

0.69

Div Yield

1.23%

Avg Vol

884.1K

Shares Out

91.0M

Mkt Cap

$23.3B

Price action

Price chart

Down 9.3% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Critical internet infrastructure control
  • Exclusive domain name registry management
  • Global scalable network infrastructure
  • High barriers to entry in domain services

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).
  • Premium valuation to Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS) peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Continued digital transformation

Value

Premium valuation to Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS) peers

Momentum

Stable

-1.5% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

1.23% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 22, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 23, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.34 vs $2.30 consensus (+1.7% surprise). Revenue of $428.9M vs $424.5M expected (+1.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +1.7%
Rev beat +1.0%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+1.7%

Next: Apr 22, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+4%

+5%

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+7%

+8%

+7%

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Q3 24

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Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$387.1M

$390.6M

$395.4M

$402.3M

$409.9M

$419.1M

$425.3M

$428.9M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

88.5%

Operating

68.5%

Profit

50.0%

Wall Street consensus

3 analysts · 67% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

67%

Hold

1

33%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$355.00

+38.1% vs $256.98

Low $355.00
Median $355.00
High $355.00

Latest: Baird · $355.00 · Apr 24, 2026

1 analyst covering

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How VRSN stacks vs Software - Infrastructure

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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