The stock of Verisign Inc. (VRSN) has gone down by -0.99% for the week, with a 4.71% rise in the past month and a -5.29% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.54% for VRSN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.39% for VRSN stock, with a simple moving average of -8.11% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Verisign Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) Right Now?
Verisign Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 22.02x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.90. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for VRSN is 98.64M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.14% of that float. On June 27, 2024, the average trading volume of VRSN was 762.41K shares.
VRSN) stock’s latest price update
Verisign Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) has seen a decline in its stock price by 0.00 in relation to its previous close of 179.10. However, the company has experienced a -0.99% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investorplace.com reported 2024-06-26 that Is the market set to continue heading higher? Or after a tremendous run, are the bulls finally running out of steam?
Analysts’ Opinion of VRSN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VRSN stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for VRSN by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for VRSN in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $245 based on the research report published on July 11, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VRSN reach a price target of $265, previously predicting the price at $216. The rating they have provided for VRSN stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 15th, 2022.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to VRSN, setting the target price at $243 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
VRSN Trading at 1.75% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VRSN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.03% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.69%, as shares surge +5.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VRSN fell by -0.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $178.85. In addition, Verisign Inc. saw -13.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VRSN starting from McPherson Danny R, who sale 1,200 shares at the price of $170.14 back on May 17 ’24. After this action, McPherson Danny R now owns 29,181 shares of Verisign Inc., valued at $204,168 using the latest closing price.
Buchalter Yehuda Ari, the Director of Verisign Inc., sale 734 shares at $170.01 during a trade that took place back on May 10 ’24, which means that Buchalter Yehuda Ari is holding 2,927 shares at $124,791 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VRSN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.67 for the present operating margin
- 0.87 for the gross margin
The net margin for Verisign Inc. stands at 0.55. The total capital return value is set at 1.98.
Based on Verisign Inc. (VRSN), the company’s capital structure generated 11.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.98. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 191.52for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.88. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.81.
Conclusion
To sum up, Verisign Inc. (VRSN) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
