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D James Bidzos, Director, Executive Chairman, President, & CEO, on June 09, 2026, sold 3,300 shares in Verisign (VRSN) for $938,169. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Bidzos has control over a total of 436,039 common shares of the company, with 436,039 shares held directly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000120481626000014/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1781213570.xml
D James Bidzos, Director, Executive Chairman, President, & CEO, on June 02, 2026, sold 3,300 shares in Verisign (VRSN) for $981,646. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Bidzos has control over a total of 439,339 common shares of the company, with 439,339 shares held directly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000120481626000012/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1780522285.xml
VeriSign (VRSN) has an average rating of hold and mean price target of $308.25, according to analysts polled by FactSet.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://www..com/contact-us)Price: $288.87, Change: $+3.49, Percent Change: +1.22%
Danny R McPherson, Executive Vice President, Technology and Chief Security Officer, on April 28, 2026, sold 5,000 shares in Verisign (VRSN) for $1,355,107. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, McPherson has control over a total of 35,195 common shares of the company, with 35,195 shares held directly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000194098726000012/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1777495578.xml
CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:We raise our price target to $222 from $199, on a P/E of 22x our 2027 EPS, below VRSN's three- and five-year historical forward averages of 26x-29x to reflect our view of structural margin pressure and limited pricing flexibility. We increase our 2026 EPS estimate to $9.62 from $9.48 and our 2027 estimate to $10.10 from $9.91, due to better-than-expected domain base momentum and the pricing increase. We expect VRSN's domain base to benefit from AI-powered website creation tools democratizing online presence and the continued stickiness of the company's registry monopoly. However, we remain cautious on the stock given sharply elevated capex due to AI-induced server and memory component inflation, while ICANN's annual pricing cap limits the company's ability to fully offset cost escalation. This structural mismatch, combined with a large first-time renewal cohort arriving in 2H 2026 that converts at roughly half the rate of repeat renewals, support our maintenance of the Sell rating.
CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:Verisign delivered solid Q1 results with revenue of $429M (+6% Y/Y), exceeding $427M consensus, and EPS of $2.34 (+11.4% Y/Y), beating expectations of $2.27. New registrations surged 13.9% Y/Y to 11.5M, the strongest recent growth, driven by AI tools making website creation faster and easier. We view the structural advantages of VRSN's registry monopoly and AI-driven demand as supportive of the investment thesis. Management raised domain base growth guidance to 3.1%-4.3% from 1.5%-3.5% and revenue guidance to $1.730B-$1.745B, reflecting confidence in AI-driven demand sustainability. The domain base reached 176.1M domains (+3.7% Y/Y) with renewal rates improving to 75.0% from 74.0%. A 6.9% price increase to $10.97 per .com domain takes effect November 2026, providing revenue tailwinds. We believe the divergence between robust earnings growth and declining cash flow generation warrants monitoring as we assess business model sustainability.
