VeriSign (VRSN) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

by · The Cerbat Gem

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) in the last few weeks:

  • 10/30/2025 – VeriSign was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research to a “hold” rating.
  • 10/28/2025 – VeriSign is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set a “neutral” rating and a $270.00 price target on the stock.
  • 10/24/2025 – VeriSign had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
  • 10/24/2025 – VeriSign was given a new $325.00 price target on by analysts at Robert W. Baird.
  • 10/8/2025 – VeriSign had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 9/27/2025 – VeriSign had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

VeriSign Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 18th will be given a dividend of $0.77 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 18th. This represents a $3.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. VeriSign’s payout ratio is presently 35.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling at VeriSign

In other VeriSign news, EVP Thomas C. Indelicarto sold 501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.92, for a total transaction of $131,722.92. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 34,189 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,988,971.88. The trade was a 1.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Danny R. Mcpherson sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.87, for a total transaction of $592,175.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 28,577 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,769,033.99. The trade was a 8.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 47,705 shares of company stock worth $12,909,061. Insiders own 0.84% of the company’s stock.

VeriSign, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. The company enables the security, stability, and resiliency of internet infrastructure and services, including providing 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.

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