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 $1,208,954 were sold by BIDZOS D JAMES on Dec 16 ’25. At $241.79 per share, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 425,099 shares worth approximately $103.28 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BIDZOS D JAMES sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 490,089 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $245.04 each, the insider now holds 421,099 shares.
Before that, BIDZOS D JAMES had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $488,498, the Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO traded Verisign Inc shares for $244.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $102.79 million.
As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on October 28, 2025, Verisign Inc [VRSN] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $270. Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of July 11, 2023, Robert W. Baird has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for VRSN. Earlier on December 15, 2022, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for VRSN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing VRSN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Verisign Inc [NASDAQ: VRSN] plunged -1.21% to $242.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $242.58, but it reached a high of $245.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.87%. Over the course of the year, Verisign Inc shares have jumped approximately 19.12%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $310.60 on 07/28/25 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 241.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 240.51. In the upper region, resistance lies at 245.02. The next price resistance is at 247.09. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.34 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Verisign Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Verisign Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 36113.0 shares to 2.33 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 2.29 million shares. A jump of 1.55% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.26 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.26.
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 325 in the next 12 months, up nearly 32.16% from the previous closing price of $245.92. Analysts anticipate Verisign Inc stock to reach 325 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 325. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Verisign Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On December 13, 2022, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $243.
