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VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN)

Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Reston, United States | NasdaqGS
291.93 USD -2.80 (-0.950%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 291.93
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT

VeriSign offers a compelling long-term investment thesis anchored by exceptional operating margins and a nearly threefold price appreciation over the last nine years, yet short-term investors must navigate headwinds from insider selling and a valuation premium. The business generates strong free cash flow and maintains a sustainable payout ratio, even though the yield is modest relative to inflation. While the statistical forecast leans slightly negative and executives have recently reduced their holdings, the stock trades above its fifty-day and two-hundred-day moving averages, suggesting underlying momentum remains intact. Options activity reflects a mixed sentiment with significant positioning on both sides, implying speculators expect a wider trading range rather than a sharp directional move. For a patient investor, the strong fundamentals and historical trajectory outweigh the near-term noise, making this a solid core holding despite the liquidity constraints and high multiple.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.044074
AutoARIMA0.044472
AutoETS0.044498
AutoTheta0.045269

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 0.81
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.427
Excess Kurtosis -0.94
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-18
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-18
Revenue per Share 18.564
Market Cap 26,390,470,656
Trailing P/E 31.73
Forward P/E 26.57
Beta 0.70
Profit Margins 49.77%
Website https://www.verisign.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with heavy open interest on both call and put sides, primarily in the out-of-the-money range. Call buyers are targeting strikes above 340, while put buyers are concentrated between 240 and 260. Implied volatility remains moderate around 36% at the money, indicating a lack of extreme fear or greed in the immediate term.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.30% 1.25% 0.60% 0.36%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-19 0.81 0.296671
2026-05-19 0.81 0.267654
2026-02-19 0.81 0.373927
2025-11-18 0.77 0.308457
2025-08-19 0.77 0.286001
2025-05-19 0.77 0.272576
2011-05-05 2.75 7.938799
2010-12-16 3.00 8.795075
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.24
dividendYield 1.1
exDividendDate 2026-08-19
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.16
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.010721677
lastDividendValue 0.81
lastDividendDate 2026-08-19
dividendDate 2026-08-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.07880676
Address1 12,061 Bluemont Way
All Time High 312.48
All Time Low 3.92
Ask 316.34
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 4
Average Daily Volume10 Day 603,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 803,203
Average Volume 803,203
Average Volume10Days 603,980
Beta 0.703
Bid 272.56
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 7
Book Value -24.935
City Reston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 291.93
Current Ratio 0.591
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 300.36
Day Low 290.95
Display Name VeriSign
Dividend Date 1,787,788,800
Dividend Rate 3.24
Dividend Yield 1.1
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,838,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,838,600
Earnings Growth 0.077
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.044
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,836,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,699,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Ebitda 1,186,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.69442004
Enterprise To Ebitda 23.328
Enterprise To Revenue 16.2
Enterprise Value 27,667,478,528
Eps Current Year 9.73783
Eps Forward 10.98573
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.2
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 274.687
Fifty Day Average Change 17.242981
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06277319
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.880676
Fifty Two Week High 312.48
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.550018
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06576426
Fifty Two Week Low 208.86
Fifty Two Week Low Change 83.06999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3977305
Fifty Two Week Range 208.86 - 312.48
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 886,170,600,000
Float Shares 84,880,194
Forward Eps 10.98573
Forward P E 26.573563
Free Cashflow 832,837,504
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 926
Fullday Change -2.80002
Fullday Change Percent -0.950028
Fullday Price 291.93
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.88465
Gross Profits 1,510,899,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.105950005
Held Percent Institutions 0.89891
Implied Shares Outstanding 90,400,000
Industry Software - Infrastructure
Industry Disp Software - Infrastructure
Industry Key software-infrastructure
Ir Website https://investor.verisign.com/index.cfm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Last Dividend Value 0.81
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 944,524,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name VeriSign, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 26,390,470,656
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_36216
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 850,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 26,643,592,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 298.53
Operating Cashflow 1,101,299,968
Operating Margins 0.68178004
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3431
Peg Ratio 2.98
Phone 703 948 3200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 291.93
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 294.73
Price Eps Current Year 29.978956
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -11.70764
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 15.452
Profit Margins 0.49769002
Quick Ratio 0.557
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.80002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.950028
Regular Market Day High 300.36
Regular Market Day Low 290.95
Regular Market Day Range 290.95 - 300.36
Regular Market Open 298.53
Regular Market Previous Close 294.73
Regular Market Price 291.93
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 698,768
Return On Assets 0.45124
Revenue Growth 0.06
Revenue Per Share 18.564
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 90,400,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0165
Shares Short 1,489,143
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,831,555
Short Name VeriSign, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0166
Short Ratio 1.73
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol VRSN
Target High Price 355.0
Target Low Price 270.0
Target Mean Price 318.0
Target Median Price 324.0
Total Cash 1,034,099,968
Total Cash Per Share 11.452
Total Debt 2,340,300,032
Total Revenue 1,707,900,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.16
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.010721677
Trailing Eps 9.2
Trailing P E 31.731522
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.9939
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 260.5317
Two Hundred Day Average Change 31.398285
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.12051617
Type Disp Equity
Volume 698,768
Website https://www.verisign.com
Zip 20,190