VeriSign (VRSN) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) is anticipated to post its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, October 22nd. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $2.46 per share and revenue of $440.58 million for the quarter. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The information services provider reported $2.38 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.02. VeriSign had a net margin of 49.76% and a negative return on equity of 39.20%. The firm had revenue of $434.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.19 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.21 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect VeriSign to post $9.59 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10.84 EPS for the next fiscal year.

VeriSign Stock Up 1.4%

VRSN opened at $306.48 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $291.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $282.42. VeriSign has a twelve month low of $208.86 and a twelve month high of $312.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.79 and a beta of 0.69.

Insider Activity at VeriSign

In other VeriSign news, EVP Thomas Indelicarto sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $293.14, for a total transaction of $146,570.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 31,895 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,349,700.30. This represents a 1.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO D. Bidzos sold 3,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.85, for a total transaction of $999,405.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 375,127 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $113,607,211.95. This represents a 0.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 39,800 shares of company stock valued at $11,563,601 over the last 90 days. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSN has been the topic of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of VeriSign from $308.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of VeriSign from $341.00 to $351.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of VeriSign from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Zacks Research cut VeriSign from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, VeriSign presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $335.50.

VeriSign Company Profile

VeriSign, Inc (NASDAQ: VRSN) provides internet infrastructure services that support the global domain name system. The company operates the authoritative registry for the .com and .net top-level domains and provides registry services for certain other domains, helping maintain the databases that connect domain names with internet addresses.

The company’s services include domain name registry operations, domain name registration-related support for accredited registrars, and infrastructure designed to improve the availability, stability, and security of internet naming services.