VeriSign, Inc.

LSE:0LOZ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.2b

VeriSign Valuation

Is 0LOZ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0LOZ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$205.77
Fair Value
2.3% overvalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: 0LOZ ($210.56) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($205.77)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0LOZ is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0LOZ?

Key metric: As 0LOZ is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0LOZ. This is calculated by dividing 0LOZ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0LOZ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.5x
EarningsUS$858.90m
Market CapUS$20.15b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0LOZ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0LOZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average43.4x
SGE Sage Group
40.3x12.5%UK£13.0b
BKS Beeks Financial Cloud Group
84.1x36.9%UK£184.4m
IOM iomart Group
24.2x22.4%UK£82.2m
SCT Softcat
25x8.6%UK£3.0b
0LOZ VeriSign
23.5x4.6%US$20.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0LOZ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the peer average (43.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0LOZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European IT Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0LOZ 23.5xIndustry Avg. 17.6xNo. of Companies22PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0LOZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the European IT industry average (17.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0LOZ's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0LOZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.5x
Fair PE Ratio49x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0LOZ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (49x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0LOZ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$210.56
US$219.78
+4.4%
11.2%US$250.00US$195.00n/a4
Jan ’26US$206.06
US$212.78
+3.3%
10.5%US$250.00US$195.00n/a4
Dec ’25US$187.18
US$200.28
+7.0%
3.0%US$210.00US$195.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$176.64
US$200.28
+13.4%
3.0%US$210.00US$195.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$186.76
US$202.30
+8.3%
3.7%US$215.00US$195.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$183.31
US$202.30
+10.4%
3.7%US$215.00US$195.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$188.40
US$203.22
+7.9%
3.6%US$215.00US$195.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$176.27
US$204.47
+16.0%
3.0%US$215.00US$200.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$171.85
US$205.00
+19.3%
3.4%US$215.00US$200.00n/a3
May ’25US$172.33
US$213.90
+24.1%
7.8%US$240.60US$200.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$189.38
US$222.90
+17.7%
7.3%US$240.60US$200.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$194.74
US$223.15
+14.6%
7.4%US$240.60US$200.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$199.95
US$225.90
+13.0%
6.0%US$240.60US$210.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$205.01
US$226.40
+10.4%
6.2%US$240.60US$210.00US$206.064
Dec ’24US$217.99
US$227.65
+4.4%
6.7%US$245.00US$210.00US$187.184
Nov ’24US$195.12
US$226.25
+16.0%
6.3%US$245.00US$210.00US$176.644
Oct ’24US$204.34
US$229.50
+12.3%
5.3%US$243.00US$210.00US$186.764
Sep ’24US$205.82
US$229.50
+11.5%
5.3%US$243.00US$210.00US$183.314
Aug ’24US$211.69
US$230.75
+9.0%
5.6%US$243.00US$210.00US$188.404
Jul ’24US$225.61
US$245.50
+8.8%
6.0%US$265.00US$225.00US$176.274
Jun ’24US$223.82
US$245.50
+9.7%
6.0%US$265.00US$225.00US$171.854
May ’24US$219.58
US$245.50
+11.8%
6.0%US$265.00US$225.00US$172.334
Apr ’24US$209.04
US$247.33
+18.3%
6.7%US$265.00US$225.00US$189.383
Mar ’24US$196.77
US$247.33
+25.7%
6.7%US$265.00US$225.00US$194.743
Feb ’24US$217.43
US$244.33
+12.4%
6.7%US$265.00US$225.00US$199.953
Jan ’24US$202.81
US$244.33
+20.5%
6.7%US$265.00US$225.00US$205.013
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 4 Analysts
US$220.66
Fair Value
4.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/18 11:23
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

VeriSign, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James CordwellAtlantic Equities LLP
Robert OliverBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research