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VRSN

💻 Technology

VeriSign, Inc.

Conservative #113Aggressive #383Low RiskF↑ 53pt
$214.50+0.49%
Day High$214.73
Day Low$209.68
Volume0.8M
Mkt Cap$19.9B
52W Low $20952W High $311
Market Cap
$20.3B
P/E Ratio
24.9
Sector avg: 87.4
Rev Growth
6.4%
Sector avg: 14.8%
Earnings Growth
5.1%
Profit Margin
49.8%
Sector avg: -109.6%
Debt/Equity
N/A

Why This Score

VRSN scores 69.0 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Strengths
  • High net margin of 49.8%, indicating pricing power and operational efficiency.
  • Minimal leverage (D/E -0.83) provides financial flexibility and downside protection.

No material penalties applied. VRSN ranks #113 based on its factor profile and ML signal alignment.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score69.0
Fundamental Score63.0
ML Score73.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
3.8
6 Month
4.2
Primary
1 Year
4.5

Quality Assessment

B
Earnings Grade
Solid fundamentals with minor quality concerns

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
medium

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
50
Basing
Sentiment (2.5%)
61
Positive
Analyst (6.4%)
63
Favorable
Tradability (post-hoc)
93
Grade A
Base
71.5
SHAP
+2.7
Factors
+1.3
Divergence
-6.5
Final
69.0
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Factor Breakdown

79AVG
Value70
Quality95
Growth60
Stability90
Investment80

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)62.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)52.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)81.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage96%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
+1.1% to +6.7%
Medium-term
+2.2% to +11.0%
Long-term
+3.3% to +15.2%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs → ML Score: 73

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score62.5/100
Target Upside+53.5%
Coverage14 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score61.2/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage1 — Basing
12M Momentum-0.1%
6M Momentum-0.2%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration+12.3%
Momentum ConsistencyModerate (0.37)
Relative Strength vs Sector-10.7%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Weak (1.0)
Momentum Quality-0.054
Momentum BreadthNarrow
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
18%
Moderate — watch growth
Sector RevGr Rank
P38
Revenue growth vs Technology peers
Sector PE Rank
P48
Valuation vs Technology peers
Sector FCF Rank
P60
Free cash flow vs Technology peers
Growth Deviation
-0.1σ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 71 relative to sector peers71/100
Machine learning model ranks this stock at the 18th percentileP18
ML model weight reduced to 9% due to macro conditions: market in extended rally phase; yield curve inverted (recession indicator); late-cycle economic indicators detected9% ML weight
SHAP feature alignment: +3.7pt (features align with model priorities)—
Blend: 91% fund (71.0) + 9% ML (17.9) + SHAP(+3.7) = 70.0—
Factor quality: +1.7pt (multi-factor composite)—
Risk assessment: low. Annualized volatility 7.2%. Max drawdown 24% (-6.3 pts). Price momentum -7% (-0.4 pts)Low
Market cap adjustment: +2.0 points ($20.3B market cap)+2.0 pts
Conviction penalty: -4.8pt (conviction=0)—
Divergence penalty: -6.5pt (fund 53pt higher)—
Risk Factors
Earnings quality grade B: adequate earnings quality with minor concerns. Score adjusted by -5 pointsGrade B
Quality concern: High accrual ratio (-20.0%) — earnings quality concernFlag

Sector Peer Comparison(Technology — Rank #26 of 290 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
VRSN69.024.96.4%49.8%$20.3B
MPWR84.891.721.2%81.0%$57.1B
ZM84.218.03.1%21.7%$27.7B
NVDA80.645.2114.2%55.8%$4.5T
CRUS79.719.16.0%17.5%$7.4B
ASML77.848.115.6%29.4%$546.0B
IDCC77.431.8-4.0%48.8%$9.7B
CSCO77.127.65.3%18.0%$303.6B
RMBS75.548.320.7%32.3%$11.0B
DBX75.313.91.9%17.7%$6.4B
FSLR75.017.326.7%30.7%$24.2B
SIMO74.79.210.2%13.8%$4.5B
ADI74.374.116.9%20.6%$165.1B
AAPL72.533.16.4%27.0%$3.9T
OLED72.527.012.4%34.3%$5.9B
AMAT72.336.44.4%24.7%$281.7B
Sector Average47.487.414.8%-109.6%—

Market Sentimentvia FMP

Analyst Consensus
Buy14 analysts
Buy: 8Hold: 5Sell: 1
Price Target
$325consensus
Low $325Median $325High $325
+51.5% to consensus target

Company Overviewvia FMP

VeriSign, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides domain name registry services and internet infrastructure that enables internet navigation for various recognized domain names worldwide. It enables the security, stability, and resiliency of internet infrastructure and services, including providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 internet root servers; and offering registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net domains, which support global e-commerce. The company also back-end systems for .cc, .gov, .edu, and .name domain names, as well as operates distributed servers, networking, security, and data integrity services. VeriSign, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

CEO
D. James Bidzos
Employees
929
Beta
0.75
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
22.1
Oversold
Trend
Bearish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-30.9%
High: $310.6
From 52W Low
+2.7%
Low: $208.86
Moving Averages
10-Day
$216.00
Below
20-Day
$227.20
Below
50-Day
$238.60
Below
200-Day
$262.50
Below
60-Day Support
$208.86
60-Day Resistance
$256.36
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 1 — BasingScore: 38/100

Stock is building a base after a decline. The 200-day moving average is flattening. Watch for a breakout above the 200-day SMA on increased volume.

Monitor for breakout above 200-day SMA on volume
Price vs 200 SMA
-18.3%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
-0.9%
Flattening
Volume Ratio
1.04x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
86
Confidence: 70%

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025
Revenue$425M$419M$410M$402M
Gross Profit$376M$370M$361M$353M
Operating Income$285M$284M$281M$271M
Net Income$206M$213M$207M$199M
EPS (Diluted)$2.23$2.27$2.21$2.10
Gross Margin88.5%88.4%88.0%87.7%
Operating Margin67.0%67.8%68.5%67.4%
Net Margin48.5%50.8%50.6%49.5%

Why This Stock

TechnologyP/E ratio of 24.9Profit margin 49.8%

Tradability FilterGrade A — 93/100Score impact: +10.7pt

Volume
94
838K avg/day
Dollar Vol
100
$177M/day
Float
96
91M shares
Mkt Cap
85
$20.3B
Range
84
49% spread
Composite Liquidity Score93/100
FDCBA

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 16/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$184.60$257.0332.8%Moderate
2022$155.25$253.8948.2%Wide
2023$188.44$229.7219.7%Narrow
2024$167.05$209.6122.6%Narrow
2025$203.66$310.6041.6%Wide
3-Year Range
60.1%
Narrow Years
2 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.7x dampening
weinstein basing

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
98.0%
Outstanding Shares
93M
Bid-Ask Spread
49.0%
Institutional Tradable
Yes

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.