VeriSign Inc. is a VeriSign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains.
Among the biggest risers on the S&P 500 on Friday January 08 was VeriSign Inc. ($VRSN), popping some 1.22% to a price of $202.44 a share with some 834,455 shares trading hands.
Starting the day trading at $200.93, VeriSign Inc. reached an intraday high of $202.88 and hit intraday lows of $200.47. Shares gained $2.44 apiece by day’s end. Over the last 90 days, the stock’s average daily volume has been n/a of its 114.11 million share total float. Today’s action puts the stock’s 50-day SMA at $n/a and 200-day SMA at $n/a with a 52-week range of $148.78 to $221.31.
VeriSign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. Additionally, the company operates two of the world’s 13 root servers that are used to route Internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its security services business, signaling a renewed focus on the core registry business. VeriSign generates about 60% of its sales from the United States.
VeriSign Inc. has its corporate headquarters located in Reston, VA and employs 872 people. Its market cap has now risen to $23.1 billion after today’s trading, its P/E ratio is now n/a, its P/S n/a, P/B -16.66, and P/FCF n/a.