After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
VRSN belongs to the Technology sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Software – Infrastructure industry. The current market capitalization of Verisign Inc is $26.92B. A total of 0.82 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 795.14K shares.
In the most recent transaction, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 5,000 shares of VRSN for 282.08 per share on Jul 15 ’25. After the transaction, the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO now owns 517,772 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 16 ’25, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 2,000 shares at 281.35 per share. VRSN shares that Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO owns now total 515,772.
Among the insiders who sold shares, BIDZOS D JAMES disposed of 2,000 shares on Jul 17 ’25 at a per-share price of $281.08. This resulted in the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO holding 513,772 shares of VRSN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 5,000 shares at $284.82 per share on Jul 08 ’25. Company shares held by the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO now total 526,772.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Verisign Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.77, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.27%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.04.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VRSN has a high of $291.54 and a low of $172.49.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. VRSN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.21B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.79B in debt and $1.07B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$21.01, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$1.26B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VRSN is Buy with a score of 5.00.
