James Bidzos Sells Shares of VeriSign, Inc. $VRSN

Key Points

  • James Bidzos sold 3,300 shares of VeriSign, Inc. ($VRSN) worth $820,142.07.
  • $VRSN last traded around $252.08.

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James Bidzos, Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO at VeriSign, Inc. ($VRSN), sold 3,300 shares at an average price of $248.53, for a total transaction of $820,142.07. The trade was disclosed in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

VeriSign, Inc. Stock Down 13.7%

Shares of VeriSign, Inc. ($VRSN) traded around $252.08 on Thursday, down 13.7% for the day.

Last price$252.08
Market cap$26.06B
P/E ratio31.75
Forward P/E26.24
PEG ratio2.99
Beta0.70
52-week low$208.86
52-week high$312.48
50-day MA$275.70
200-day MA$260.95
Current ratio0.59
Quick ratio0.56

VeriSign, Inc. Earnings

EPS (ttm)$9.08
Revenue (ttm)$1.71B
Revenue growth6%
Net margin49.77%
Next earningsOct 22, 2026

VeriSign, Inc. Dividend

Annual dividend$3.24
Dividend yield112%
Payout ratio34.31%
Ex-dividend dateAug 19, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusBuy
Average target$318
High target$355
Low target$270
Analysts covering5

About VeriSign, Inc.

VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet infrastructure and domain name registry services that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company provides root zone maintainer services, operating two of thirteen internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which supports global e-commerce. It operates directory for .name and .cc; and back-end systems for .edu, domain names. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

ExchangeNasdaqGS
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
HeadquartersReston, VA
CEOMr. D. James Bidzos
Employees926

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