At the time of writing, Verisign Inc [VRSN] stock is trading at $240.16, up 0.96%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The VRSN shares have gain 3.01% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.22%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Verisign Inc [NASDAQ: VRSN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 09, 2024, when Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $250 from $200. Previously, Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to Neutral on July 11, 2023, and dropped its price target to $245. On December 15, 2022, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $265 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $243 on December 13, 2022. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $210 on April 29, 2022. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on December 09, 2020, but kept the price target unchanged to $246.
For the past year, the stock price of Verisign Inc fluctuated between $167.04 and $239.95. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $232.5 within the next 12 months. Verisign Inc [NASDAQ: VRSN] shares were valued at $240.16 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.19% based on the average VRSN price forecast.
Analyzing the VRSN fundamentals
According to Verisign Inc [NASDAQ:VRSN], the company’s sales were 1.56B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.94% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.88% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.68%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.66%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.5%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.56, Equity is -0.49 and Total Capital is -8.49. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -1.37.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 237.86 points at the first support level, and at 235.57 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 242.34, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 244.53.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Verisign Inc [NASDAQ:VRSN] has a current ratio of 0.43. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.43 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 14.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 30.01.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved CALYS JOHN, SVP, Cont., Chief Acct Officer, that happened on Feb 24 ’25 when 447.0 shares were sold. Officer, CALYS JOHN completed a deal on Feb 24 ’25 to buy 447.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director COTE KATHLEEN A sold 3000.0 shares on Feb 18 ’25.
