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Taking a Closer Look At Verisign Inc (VRSN) Following Its Recent Trade

Verisign Inc’s filing revealed that its 10% Owner BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC acquired Company’s shares for reported $18.64 million on Dec 20 ’24. In the deal valued at $198.64 per share,93,837 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC now holds 13,143,762 shares worth roughly $2.68 billion.

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Then, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 34,666 shares, generating $6,910,153 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $199.34, the 10% Owner now owns 13,178,428 shares.

Before that, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC bought 14,921 shares. Verisign Inc shares valued at $2,997,704 were divested by the 10% Owner at a price of $200.91 per share. As a result of the transaction, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC now holds 13,193,349 shares, worth roughly $2.69 billion.

Robert W. Baird upgraded its Verisign Inc [VRSN] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published on December 09, 2024; the price target was increased to $250 from $200. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Robert W. Baird’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid July from “an Outperform” to “a Neutral”. Robert W. Baird also remained covering VRSN and has increased its forecast on December 15, 2022 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Citigroup started covering the stock on December 13, 2022. It rated VRSN as “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of VRSN

On Friday, Verisign Inc [NASDAQ:VRSN] saw its stock jump 0.60% to $203.95. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.43%. Verisign Inc shares have fallen nearly -0.98% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -0.87% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $208.04 was reached on 01/24/24, a 52-week low of $167.04 was recorded on 05/02/24. SMA at 50 days reached $187.98, while 200 days put it at $182.47.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For VRSN Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 201.85, which if violated will result in even more drops to 199.76. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 206.12. A further resistance level may holdings at 208.30. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 66.72, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 4.17, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 14.92%. Stochastics %K at 91.85% indicates the stock is a selling.

How much short interest is there in Verisign Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Verisign Inc stocks on 2024-12-13, dropping by -0.15 million shares to a total of 1.71 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-15 was 1.87 million shares. There was a decline of -8.91%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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