VRSN
Strong BuyPremium GrowerAI pickVeriSign, Inc. · Technology · United States · $26.9B cap · $285.3M/day traded
$308.72 +2.8% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct
StockRank down 3.2 since 24 Oct: Momentum down 4.
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
Reported 22 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate fell 1.1% across the report (snapshots of 18 Oct and 25 Oct).
As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) is 83/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 84, Value 37, Momentum 59, each scored against its sector).
Does StockRank work? Each month we publish how every decile did, whichever way it went. See the record →
VeriSign runs the authoritative registry for.com and.net under agreements that give it a sole-source position and contractual price-increase rights. It is one of the most asset-light, high-margin businesses in listed markets: it needs almost no capital to grow, turns most revenue into free cash flow and returns that cash through steady buybacks (about 0.77% of shares repurchased in the last 90 days). The Q2 2026 results reported record domain registrations and higher revenue, which suggests the base is growing again after a soft patch. With yields and the dollar staying high, a US-dollar business that needs no external funding and has built-in pricing should hold up better than long-duration growth stocks. Insider selling of 0.05% of shares is routine in size. The valuation score is modest, so the case rests on durability and per-share compounding rather than a cheap entry price.
The ranks quoted here are from the day it was written; today's Quality, Value and Momentum are the bars above.
ABOUT VERISIGN, INC.
Read
VeriSign is a global provider of domain name registry services and internet security, operating the infrastructure for ".com" and ".net" top-level domains. It holds a unique, quasi-monopoly position as the exclusive registry operator for the critical ".com" and ".net" domains, generating highly predictable recurring revenue with minimal competition. The company is a critical infrastructure provider for the internet, benefiting from a government-mandated monopoly.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 5.2% | 1.7B | 1.8B | 1.9B | 8.4% |
| EPS | 6.24 | 7.91 | 8.01 | 8.83 | 12.3% | 9.13 | 9.53 | 10.95 | 11.3% |
| Shares | 105.3M | 101.3M | 95.0M | 91.9M | -12.7% | 89.7M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 1.8B | 1.8B | 1.8B | 1.8B | 0.1% | 1.8B | — | — | — |
| Equity | -1.6B | -1.6B | -2.0B | -2.2B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 831.1M | 853.8M | 902.6M | 1.1B | 9.5% | 1.1B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | 355.7M | -97.4M | 286.3M | 109.1M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -1.0B | -889.8M | -1.2B | -1.1B | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 1% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 75% of stocks we rank over the past year (29% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of VRSN are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRSN | VeriSign, Inc.(you) | $26.9B | 83 | Strong Buy |
| FFIV | F5, Inc. | $25.8B | 85 | Strong Buy |
| CPAY | Corpay, Inc. | $26.8B | 75 | Buy |
| TOST | Toast, Inc. | $18.9B | 88 | Strong Buy |
| NTNX | Nutanix, Inc. | $19.1B | 89 | Strong Buy |
| GDDY | GoDaddy Inc. | $14.3B | 87 | Strong Buy |
| TWLO | Twilio Inc. | $40.2B | 73 | Buy |
| NTAP | NetApp, Inc. | $42.3B | 91 | Strong Buy |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. | $37.2B | 69 | Buy |
| XYZ | Block, Inc. | $45.9B | 73 | Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 4.9% · P/E 32.3x · Gross margin 52.2%
Company Deep Dive
Business segments breakdown, earnings transcript analysis, management credibility scoring, competitive landscape, and scenario modelling.