Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for VeriSign (VRSN)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN):

• 10/26/2026 – VeriSign had its price target raised by Wedbush from $351.00 to $367.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – VeriSign had its price target raised by Citigroup from $325.00 to $345.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – VeriSign was given a new $380.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 10/19/2026 – VeriSign had its price target raised by Wedbush from $341.00 to $351.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – VeriSign was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 9/23/2026 – VeriSign was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 9/21/2026 – VeriSign had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

VeriSign Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSN traded up $6.08 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $319.96. The company had a trading volume of 687,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 836,845. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.40 and a beta of 0.66. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $296.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $272.01. VeriSign, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $208.86 and a fifty-two week high of $324.20.

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The information services provider reported $2.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.46 by ($0.11). VeriSign had a negative return on equity of 38.40% and a net margin of 49.06%. The firm had revenue of $443.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $440.58 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.27 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that VeriSign, Inc. will post 9.57 earnings per share for the current year.

VeriSign Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 17th will be given a $0.81 dividend. This represents a $3.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 17th. VeriSign’s dividend payout ratio is 34.84%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Danny Mcpherson sold 3,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.89, for a total transaction of $989,465.84. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 30,548 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,283,231.72. The trade was a 9.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO D. Bidzos sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.67, for a total transaction of $1,002,111.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 368,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $111,910,594.09. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 42,556 shares of company stock worth $12,527,236 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.56% of the company’s stock.

VeriSign, Inc (NASDAQ: VRSN) provides internet infrastructure services that support the global domain name system. The company operates the authoritative registry for the .com and .net top-level domains and provides registry services for certain other domains, helping maintain the databases that connect domain names with internet addresses.

The company’s services include domain name registry operations, domain name registration-related support for accredited registrars, and infrastructure designed to improve the availability, stability, and security of internet naming services.