VeriSign

VRSN

Market cap $26.9B

Overview Fund Activity

288.47 USD

+0.70

0.24%

At close Updated Sep 18, 12:53 PM EDT

1 day

0.24%

5 days

0.21%

1 month

7.78%

3 months

2.6%

6 months

20.29%

Year to date

40.65%

1 year

60.91%

5 years

40.94%

10 years

312.39%

About: VeriSign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.

Employees: 932

Technology Software - Infrastructure

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Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

166% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 157 | Existing positions closed: 59

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 327 | Existing positions reduced: 251

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22B [Q1] → $25B (+$3.04B) [Q2]

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 747 [Q1] → 830 (+83) [Q2]

0.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.53% [Q1] → 92.32% (+0.79%) [Q2]

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $120M | Put options by funds: $167M

46% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 [Q1] → 7 (-6) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$305

6% upside

Avg. target

$305

6% upside

High target

$305

6% upside

1 analyst rating

1 positive

100%

0 neutral

0%

0 negative

0%

Baird

Robert Oliver

$305

Outperform

Maintained

1 Jul 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

The Motley Fool

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VeriSign Holdings: Recent Sell-Off Offers An Entry Point Into A Wide Moat Compounder

VRSN is a wide-moat compounder with legal monopoly on .com/.net, strong pricing power, and consistent capital returns, making it a high-conviction long-term play. Recent share price drop is sentiment-driven due to Berkshire's trim, not fundamentals; current valuation bakes in overly bearish assumptions, creating a compelling entry point. Growth prospects are robust: .com domain growth is rebounding, new marketing initiatives are working, and potential .web acquisition could further boost topline.

VeriSign Holdings: Recent Sell-Off Offers An Entry Point Into A Wide Moat Compounder

The Motley Fool

Warren Buffett Just Sold $1.2 Billion of This Internet Monopoly After a 48% Gain in 2025. Should You Follow His Lead?

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Warren Buffett Just Sold $1.2 Billion of This Internet Monopoly After a 48% Gain in 2025. Should You Follow His Lead?

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VeriSign falls after Buffett's Berkshire sells $1.23 billion stock

VeriSign shares fell on Tuesday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly one-third of its stake in the internet infrastructure and domain name registry company for $1.23 billion.

VeriSign falls after Buffett's Berkshire sells $1.23 billion stock

Verisign Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering of Common Stock by Selling Stockholders

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) (the “Company”), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced the pricing of the previously announced underwritten secondary offering (the “Offering”) by affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire Hathaway”), of 4,300,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) at a price to the public of $285.00 per share. The selling stockhold.

Verisign Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering of Common Stock by Selling Stockholders

Buffett's Berkshire to sell one-third of VeriSign stake

Berkshire Hathaway will sell about one-third of its more than $4 billion stake in VeriSign , an internet infrastructure and domain name registry company that Warren Buffett's conglomerate has invested in since 2012, VeriSign said on Monday.

Buffett's Berkshire to sell one-third of VeriSign stake

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