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$284.24 -2.91 (-1.01%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$25.55B
Shares
90.30M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$284.24 Open$289.09 Day$282.62–290.00 52W close$211.49–310.00 Avg vol 30d819K Short int1.9M · 2.1% float · 2.0d Short vol50% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Jul 23, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +10%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +4%
      above
      RSI (14) 51
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 74%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bearish div.
      distributing
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +2%
      trailing
      6-month return +34%
      trailing
      YTD return +17%
      this year
      Relative strength +21%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $275 › 200d $259 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +120 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$136.2K over 90 days · 50% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.10% of float · ▲ +3.6% MoM · 2.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      860 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 40
      low risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +6%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −11%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.1B
      Buyback $615.8M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $307.9M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 28%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −27%
      past year
      ATR 3.1%
      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 3.1% – 4.3%
      full-year 2026
      Revenue $1.73B – $1.75B
      Operating income $1.17B – $1.19B
      Interest expense and non-operating income, net $-7M – $-3M
      Capital expenditures $55M – $65M
      GAAP effective tax rate GAAP 22% – 25%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      Growth in the domain name base · 2025 2.2% – 2.5%
      Revenue · full-year 2025 $1.65B – $1.66B
      Interest expense and nonoperating income net · full-year 2025 $50M – $60M
      Operating income · full-year 2025 $1.12B – $1.12B
      GAAP effective tax rate · full-year 2025 21% – 24%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      51 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      74% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bearish div. Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $275 › 200d $259 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +120 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$136.2K over 90 days · 50% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.10% of float · ▲ +3.6% MoM · 2.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      860 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $211 Now $284 · 74% Range high $310
      vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg +4%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      net increase of domain names during the quarter 3.05M the second quarter of 2026 —
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $1.24B Year Ended December 31, 2025 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net Income 825.7M
      +77M Interest expense
      +242.8M Income tax expense
      +31.2M Depreciation and amortization
      +69.7M Stock-based compensation
      -1.8M Unrealized gain on hedging agreements
      = Adjusted EBITDA 1.24B

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      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
      		$25.55B +17.0% +6.4% — 2.1%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      		 $3.68T +2.4% +6.9% 27.6 1.1%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      		 $433.57B -22.8% +17.3% 25.8 1.7%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      		 $418.23B -2.1% +56.2% 148.8 2.8%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      		 $313.18B +108.6% +29.0% 315.0 2.6%

      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 Accumulating
      Holders
      860
      % held
      97.5%
      Net QoQ
      +1.4M sh
      Top holder
      Berkshire Hathaway Inc
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      704
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      1.9M
      Days to cover
      2.0d
      Change
      +66.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      50%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      12
      Value
      $3.1K
      As of
      Jul 7, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.7%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$136.2K
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 30, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $825.7M
      EPS diluted
      $6.24
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.5B
      Remaining
      $615.8M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 23, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $146.2K
      Shares
      500
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VRSN -3.5% +2.4% +34.4% -2.0% +17.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -3.9% -2.1% +20.6% -5.9% +3.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.81 / share · ex May 19, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.81 / share · ex Aug 19, 2026
      Raised 5.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.16 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.11%
      Buyback program · as of Jul 23, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.50B
      Spent (derived)
      $884.20M
      Remaining
      $615.80M
      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) 836 filings 805 filers Visit website Investor relations

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