VeriSign, Inc.

NasdaqGS:VRSN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$17.1b

VeriSign Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 VRSN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: VRSN ($181.41) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($202.05)

Significantly Below Fair Value: VRSN is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for VRSN. This is calculated by dividing VRSN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is VRSN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.3x
EarningsUS$858.90m
Market CapUS$17.13b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does VRSN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for VRSN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average60.5x
AKAM Akamai Technologies
25.1x16.5%US$13.1b
GDDY GoDaddy
14.4x-7.5%US$26.3b
WIX Wix.com
160.2x32.3%US$10.3b
DOCN DigitalOcean Holdings
42.2x18.2%US$3.5b
VRSN VeriSign
20.3x2.7%US$17.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VRSN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x) compared to the peer average (60.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does VRSN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US IT Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
TAOP Taoping
1.1xn/aUS$2.35m
GTCH GBT Technologies
0.1xn/aUS$1.68m
DLTI DLT Resolution
0.3xn/aUS$228.03k
TMNA Agri-Fintech Holdings
0.0004xn/aUS$129.25k
VRSN 20.3xIndustry Avg. 44.8xNo. of Companies5PE020406080100+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VRSN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x) compared to the US IT industry average (44.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is VRSN'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.

VRSN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.3x
Fair PE Ratio34.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: VRSN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.3x).

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 VRSN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$181.41
US$200.28
+10.4%
3.0%US$210.00US$195.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$176.68
US$200.28
+13.4%
3.0%US$210.00US$195.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$187.14
US$202.30
+8.1%
3.7%US$215.00US$195.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$183.90
US$202.30
+10.0%
3.7%US$215.00US$195.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$188.37
US$203.22
+7.9%
3.6%US$215.00US$195.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$175.71
US$204.47
+16.4%
3.0%US$215.00US$200.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$174.32
US$205.00
+17.6%
3.4%US$215.00US$200.00n/a3
May ’25US$171.08
US$213.90
+25.0%
7.8%US$240.60US$200.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$189.34
US$222.90
+17.7%
7.3%US$240.60US$200.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$195.23
US$223.15
+14.3%
7.4%US$240.60US$200.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$200.25
US$225.90
+12.8%
6.0%US$240.60US$210.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$205.96
US$226.40
+9.9%
6.2%US$240.60US$210.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$217.77
US$227.65
+4.5%
6.7%US$245.00US$210.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$194.53
US$226.25
+16.3%
6.3%US$245.00US$210.00US$176.684
Oct ’24US$202.53
US$229.50
+13.3%
5.3%US$243.00US$210.00US$187.144
Sep ’24US$205.15
US$229.50
+11.9%
5.3%US$243.00US$210.00US$183.904
Aug ’24US$211.40
US$230.75
+9.2%
5.6%US$243.00US$210.00US$188.374
Jul ’24US$225.97
US$245.50
+8.6%
6.0%US$265.00US$225.00US$175.714
Jun ’24US$223.28
US$245.50
+10.0%
6.0%US$265.00US$225.00US$174.324
May ’24US$219.40
US$245.50
+11.9%
6.0%US$265.00US$225.00US$171.084
Apr ’24US$211.33
US$247.33
+17.0%
6.7%US$265.00US$225.00US$189.343
Mar ’24US$196.27
US$247.33
+26.0%
6.7%US$265.00US$225.00US$195.233
Feb ’24US$220.73
US$244.33
+10.7%
6.7%US$265.00US$225.00US$200.253
Jan ’24US$205.44
US$244.33
+18.9%
6.7%US$265.00US$225.00US$205.963
Dec ’23US$204.57
US$220.50
+7.8%
2.0%US$225.00US$216.00US$217.772
Nov ’23US$196.97
US$220.50
+11.9%
2.0%US$225.00US$216.00US$194.532

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

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