In a filing, Verisign Inc revealed its Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO BIDZOS D JAMES unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.24 million on Jan 13 ’26. In the deal valued at $248.20 per share,5,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, BIDZOS D JAMES now holds 416,099 shares worth roughly $103.8 million.
Then, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 2,000 shares, generating $498,533 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $249.27, the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO now owns 412,099 shares.
Before that, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 2,000 shares. Verisign Inc shares valued at $496,555 were divested by the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO at a price of $248.28 per share. As a result of the transaction, BIDZOS D JAMES now holds 414,099 shares, worth roughly $103.31 million.
JP Morgan initiated its Verisign Inc [VRSN] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on October 28, 2025; the price target was $270. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Robert W. Baird’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early December from “a Neutral” to “an Outperform”. Robert W. Baird also remained covering VRSN and has decreased its forecast on July 11, 2023 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Robert W. Baird revised its rating on December 15, 2022. It rated VRSN as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of VRSN
On Friday, Verisign Inc [NASDAQ:VRSN] saw its stock jump 0.10% to $249.47. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.21%. Verisign Inc shares have risen nearly 18.74% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 2.68% 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 2025-12-31, dropping by -0.14 million shares to a total of 2.44 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.58 million shares. There was a decline of -5.61%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on December 13, 2022 when Citigroup began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $243 price target.
