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After finishing at $275.95 in the prior trading day, Verisign Inc (NASDAQ: VRSN) closed at $276.40, up 0.16%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded. VRSN stock price reached its highest trading level at $277.065 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $274.28.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VRSN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.63. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 0.56.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Robert W. Baird on December 09, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $250 from $200 previously.
On July 11, 2023, Robert W. Baird Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $265 to $245.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on December 15, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $216 to $265.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 06 ’25 when Buchalter Yehuda Ari sold 600 shares for $283.79 per share. The transaction valued at 170,274 led to the insider holds 3,735 shares of the business.
CALYS JOHN sold 400 shares of VRSN for $112,788 on May 02 ’25. The SVP, Cont., Chief Acct Officer now owns 23,335 shares after completing the transaction at $281.97 per share. On May 05 ’25, another insider, Buchalter Yehuda Ari, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 600 shares for $285.50 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VRSN now has a Market Capitalization of 25953959936 and an Enterprise Value of 27097159680. As of this moment, Verisign’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 16.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.2 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.489.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VRSN is 0.78, which has changed by 0.6167525 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VRSN has reached a high of $288.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $168.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.66%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 969.42K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1098670 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 94.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 92.90M. Insiders hold about 1.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.64% stake in the company. Shares short for VRSN as of 1745971200 were 1789985 with a Short Ratio of 1.85, compared to 1743379200 on 1942949. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1789985 and a Short% of Float of 2.5700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for VRSN, which recently paid a dividend on 2011-05-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1747612800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-12-07 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
