Short Squeeze Setup — velZ +0.20 · age 29w×0.97 · 2.17%
Seasonal Tailwind — october med 6.7% (mag 3/3) · posClose 64.29% (rel 2/3) · n28 ×0.75 = 7
Founder-Led — founder/CEO led
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. Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software-Infrastructure
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: January 29, 1998
Headquarters: 12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA, United States, 20190
Founder-Led: Yes — James Bidzos (Executive Chairman, CEO & President)
Key Metrics
Current Price
$281.80
Market Cap
$25.03B
Float
84.9M
Shares Outstanding
90.4M
P/E (Forward)
28.65
P/E (TTM)
29.68
Price/Sales (TTM)
14.66
vs. Analyst Target
+12.8% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
49.77%
Operating Margin (TTM)
68.18%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
7.70%
Dividend Rate
3.2%
Analyst Target Price
$318.00 (4 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$1.27B
$815M
$1.08B
$887M
2021
$1.33B
$785M
$1.14B
$913M
2022
$1.42B
$674M
$1.22B
$1.00B
2023
$1.49B
$818M
$1.30B
$1.10B
2024
$1.56B
$786M
$1.37B
$1.13B
2025
$1.66B
$826M
$1.46B
$1.17B
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$419M
$213M
Dec 2025
$425M
$206M
Mar 2026
$429M
$215M
Jun 2026
$435M
$217M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
10.6%
Institutional Ownership
89.9%
Short Float
2.2%
% of All Funds Holding
9.89%
Number of Funds Holding
870
Current Moving Averages
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$275.51
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$260.58
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$263.21
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$224.62
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$259.29
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$260.23
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$228.25
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Price Level
Type
Volume Ratio
Age
$256.00
support
1.01x
0 months ago
$213.00
support
1.16x
17 months ago
Historical Earnings Reactions (114 events)
Timeframe
Avg Return
Median
Win Rate
Best
Worst
Gap
-0.70%
-0.40%
44.74%
14.32%
-34.21%
1 Day
0.04%
-0.05%
50.00%
27.62%
-45.78%
1 Week
-0.55%
-0.83%
46.49%
23.41%
-52.03%
2 Weeks
0.08%
0.70%
55.26%
42.16%
-45.18%
1 Month
1.90%
2.83%
59.29%
64.58%
-44.85%
Next earnings: October 22, 2026 (58 days away)
Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns
Monthly Seasonality
Month
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Jan
0.6%
53.6%
28
Feb
1.9%
55.2%
29
Mar
4.1%
69.0%
29
Apr
0.4%
51.7%
29
May
3.4%
65.5%
29
Jun
1.7%
55.2%
29
Jul
-1.7%
48.3%
29
Aug
2.6%
53.6%
28
Sep
-1.2%
50.0%
28
Oct
3.9%
64.3%
28
Nov
6.8%
71.4%
28
Dec
4.4%
50.0%
28
Day-of-Week Tendencies
Day
Avg Return
Win Rate
Samples
Monday
-0.09%
49.4%
1349
Tuesday
0.07%
50.7%
1474
Wednesday
0.18%
51.8%
1474
Thursday
0.27%
55.2%
1446
Friday
0.10%
50.6%
1436
Top Institutional Holders
Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.
Total institutional ownership: 89.9%
Insider Transactions — Smart Summary
Total insider ownership: 10.6%
Founder-led management: James Bidzos (Executive Chairman, CEO & President)
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