The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Verisign Inc shares valued at $1,418,372 were sold by BIDZOS D JAMES on Jun 17 ’25. At $283.67 per share, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 535,772 shares worth approximately $151.74 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,127,498 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $281.87 each, the insider now holds 531,772 shares.
Before that, BIDZOS D JAMES had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,383,570, the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO traded Verisign Inc shares for $276.71 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $154.28 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on December 09, 2024, Verisign Inc [VRSN] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $250 from $200. Analysts at Robert W. Baird downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of December 15, 2022, Robert W. Baird has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for VRSN. Earlier on December 13, 2022, Citigroup initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for VRSN stock.
Analyzing VRSN Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Verisign Inc [NASDAQ: VRSN] rose 0.27% to $283.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $280.79, but it reached a high of $284.22 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.73%. Over the course of the year, Verisign Inc shares have jumped approximately 57.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $288.95 on 05/07/25 and a 52-week low of $203.66 on 01/03/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Verisign Inc (VRSN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 281.26, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 279.31. In the upper region, resistance lies at 284.69. The next price resistance is at 286.17. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.90 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Verisign Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Verisign Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.21 million shares to 1.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.04 million shares. A decline of -11.65% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.38.
Which companies own the most shares of Verisign Inc (VRSN)?
In terms of Verisign Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 232.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -17.68% from the previous closing price of $282.44. Analysts anticipate Verisign Inc stock to reach 250 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 215. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Verisign Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 29, 2022, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $210.
