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VeriSign is the registry operator for the .com, .net, .name, and .cc generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, and provides the back-end systems for the .edu TLD. The firm generates revenue via annual fees collected for every renewing and new domain in Verisign's registries. The .com and .net gTLDs are two of the largest domains in the world, and VeriSign has been designated as the authoritative registry operator and wholesaler for them under agreements with the US Department of Commerce and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which are subject to renewal every six years.
Verisign trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol VRSN.
As of September 17, 2026, VRSN stock price climbed to $302.05 with 617,724 million shares trading.
VRSN has a beta of 0.25, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. VRSN has a correlation of 0.01 to the broad based SPY ETF.
VRSN has a market cap of $27.31 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.
Last quarter Verisign reported $435 million in Revenue and $2.38 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-789,536 and exceeded earnings estimates by $.01.
In the last 3 years, VRSN traded as high as $312.48 and as low as $167.05.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that VRSN belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, VO, VUG, IVV.
VRSN has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of +6.2%, while SPY returned +16.7%. This shows that you would have done better investing in the overall market (through SPY) over the last year than in VRSN shares. However, VRSN has outperformed the market in the last 3 month and 2 week periods, returning +10.6% and +4.2%, while SPY returned +1.9% and -0.3%, respectively. This indicates VRSN has been having a stronger performance recently.
VRSN support price is $293.41 and resistance is $303.51 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that VRSN shares will trade within this expected range on the day.