Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Has $333.95 Million Stock Holdings in VeriSign, Inc. $VRSN

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) by 0.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,344,618 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,269 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership owned 1.48% of VeriSign worth $333,949,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VRSN. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in VeriSign by 25.3% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 198 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in VeriSign by 12.3% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,232 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in VeriSign by 104.5% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,125 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,047,000 after purchasing an additional 2,108 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of VeriSign by 122.1% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,358 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $852,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of VeriSign by 2.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 9,346 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,373,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. 92.90% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

VeriSign Trading Down 0.4%

VRSN opened at $261.58 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $276.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $259.11. VeriSign, Inc. has a 1-year low of $208.86 and a 1-year high of $312.48. The company has a market cap of $23.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.90 and a beta of 0.71.

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $434.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $433.19 million. VeriSign had a net margin of 49.95% and a negative return on equity of 39.98%. The business’s revenue was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.21 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that VeriSign, Inc. will post 9.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush began coverage on shares of VeriSign in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $318.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on VeriSign from $305.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of VeriSign in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on VeriSign from $285.00 to $308.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on VeriSign from $295.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, VeriSign presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $325.25.

Key VeriSign News

Here are the key news stories impacting VeriSign this week:

• Positive Sentiment: VeriSign reported Q2 2026 earnings of $2.38 per share, slightly ahead of the $2.36 consensus, and revenue of about $435 million, also edging estimates. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue rose 6% year over year, helped by steady demand for domain names, and operating income improved to $296 million from $281 million a year ago. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company reaffirmed or updated full-year 2026 revenue guidance to roughly $1.7 billion-$1.8 billion, suggesting continued growth expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: VeriSign also announced that .web has been delegated into the DNS root zone, with Verisign as the registry operator, which could support longer-term domain registry growth. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: The Q2 earnings call transcript and conference-call materials may offer additional color on margins, demand trends, and capital return plans, but they do not change the core headline numbers. Article Title

Insider Activity at VeriSign

In other news, CEO D James Bidzos sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.47, for a total value of $981,651.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 439,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $130,690,172.33. This represents a 0.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Danny R. Mcpherson sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $271.02, for a total value of $1,355,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 35,195 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,538,548.90. This trade represents a 12.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 26,300 shares of company stock valued at $7,125,942. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

VeriSign Profile

VeriSign, Inc (NASDAQ: VRSN) is an internet infrastructure company that operates critical components of the global Domain Name System (DNS) and provides cybersecurity-related services. The company is best known as the authoritative registry operator for the .com and .net top-level domains, maintaining the central databases and zone files that enable domain name resolution for millions of websites. VeriSign’s registry role is performed under contractual agreements with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and involves high-availability, highly secure operations to support continuous internet connectivity.

In addition to its registry business, VeriSign offers a suite of services designed to protect and accelerate DNS and internet traffic for enterprises and service providers.