Verisign Inc’s recent filing unveils that its 10% Owner BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.21 billion on Jul 30 ’25. In the deal valued at $282.15 per share,4,300,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC now holds 8,989,880 shares worth roughly $2.41 billion.
Then, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 5,000 shares, generating $1,410,395 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $282.08, the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO now owns 517,772 shares.
Before that, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 2,000 shares. Verisign Inc shares valued at $562,694 were divested by the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO at a price of $281.35 per share. As a result of the transaction, BIDZOS D JAMES now holds 515,772 shares, worth roughly $138.38 million.
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 Monday, Verisign Inc [NASDAQ:VRSN] saw its stock jump 1.10% to $268.29. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -12.32%. Verisign Inc shares have risen nearly 43.46% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 29.63% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Verisign Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Verisign Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, dropping by 78999.0 shares to a total of 1.75 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.83 million shares. There was a decline of -4.52%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
