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VRSN · Verisign Inc/Ca

$277.61 -0.05 (-0.02%) At close · Jul 20
Market Cap
$25.26B
Shares
91.00M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$277.61 Open$277.66 Day$275.53–280.59 52W$208.09–312.48 Avg vol 30d784K Short int1.9M · 2.1% float · 1.9d Short vol53% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Jul 23, 2026 Scheduled · this week
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 23, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 18.7 · elevated Equity put/call 0.66
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +8%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −0%
      below
      RSI (14) 60
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 67%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +5%
      trailing
      6-month return +11%
      trailing
      YTD return +15%
      this year
      Relative strength +4%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $279 › 200d $257 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      116 of 852 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -407.0K sh shares · +13 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.6M over 90 days · 75% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.09% of float · ▼ -22.7% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      852 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 53
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +6%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −11%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.1B
      Buyback $862.8M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $307.9M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 29%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −30%
      past year
      ATR 2.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      for 2026
      Domain name base growth Initiated 3.1% – 4.3%
      full-year 2026
      Revenue Raised $1.73B – $1.75B
      prior FY $1.66B midpoint +4.9% Y/Y
      Operating income Raised $1.17B – $1.19B
      Interest expense and non-operating income, net Initiated $-7M – $-3M
      Capital expenditures Maintained $55M – $65M
      GAAP effective tax rate GAAP Raised 22% – 25%
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Revenue full-year 2025
      guided $1.65B – $1.66B
      $1.66B In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 5 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +8% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −0% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      60 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      67% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $279 › 200d $257 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      116 of 852 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -407.0K sh shares · +13 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.6M over 90 days · 75% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.09% of float · ▼ -22.7% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      852 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $208 Now $278 · 67% 52-wk high $312
      vs 200-day avg +8% vs 50-day avg 0%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      net increase of domain names during the quarter 2.54M first quarter of 2026
      .com and .net domain name base 176.1M Q1 2026 call
      .com and .net domain name base growth 2.54M Q1 2026 call
      free cash flow non-GAAP $265M Q1 2026 call
      free cash flow returned to shareholders $1.13B last twelve months call
      new registrations 11.5M Q1 2026 call
      remaining share repurchase authorization $863M quarter end call
      Final .com and .net renewal rate 75.4% Q3 2025
      Net increase in .com and .net domain name registrations 1.58M Q4 2025
      Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $1,244.6M Year Ended December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Software - Infrastructure — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      VRSN
      Verisign Inc/Ca
      this stock
      $25.26B +14.7% +6.4% 2.1%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      $2.99T -16.6% +6.9% 24.0 1.2%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      $349.63B -37.6% +17.3% 20.8 1.5%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      $323.28B -24.1% +16.7% 151.5 3.6%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      $284.16B +89.3% +29.0% 285.8 3.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      855
      % held
      94.8%
      Reported
      116 of 852
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      658
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.9M
      Days to cover
      1.9d
      Change
      -559.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      53%
      As of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      16
      Value
      $4.0K
      As of
      Jun 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.3%
      Week of
      Jun 29, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$3.6M
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Gilbert Cisneros
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 13, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $320.0M
      EPS diluted
      $6.24
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.5B
      Remaining
      $862.8M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 26, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $140.0K
      Shares
      500
      Filed
      Jul 20, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Jul 23, 2026
      Last call
      Apr 23, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VRSN +2.7% +4.9% +10.8% +10.4% +14.7%
      SPY -1.0% -0.6% +7.1% -0.6% +8.8%
      vs SPY +3.7% +5.5% +3.6% +11.0% +5.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.81 / share · ex May 19, 2026
      Raised 5.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.16 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.14%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.50B
      Spent (derived)
      $637.20M
      Remaining
      $862.80M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1014473 CUSIP 92343E102 13F (30d) 111 filings 108 filers Visit website Investor relations