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VeriSign Inc (VRSN) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — VeriSign Inc

VRSN in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
VeriSign operates the registry infrastructure behind two of the most used top-level domains, .com and .net, plus back-end systems for .name, .cc and .edu, and runs two of the internet's thirteen root servers. It earns fees each time a domain is registered or renewed rather than selling directly to end users. It is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Where it sits in the stack
VeriSign carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out; it sits in the internet-infrastructure sleeve of the wider technology universe, the layer that keeps domain names resolving for any internet-facing service, AI systems included.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group carries no defined set for VeriSign; the comparison the market draws is with GoDaddy, though that company sells retail registration rather than operating the registry itself.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a seat only in the S&P 500 among the indices we track; it carries no Closelook score yet, and the diary has not quoted it in its editions.
What the diary watches
Whether renewal rates on .com and .net hold steady as terms with ICANN evolve, which is what would move the registry's fee income.

VeriSign Inc (VRSN) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for VRSN, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Wedbush, 2026-09-01

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for VRSN from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Wedbush — target 341 from 324 Target raised to $341 from $324 (+18.3% to spot) 2026-09-01

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Software - Infrastructure · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Software - Infrastructure · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against VRSN on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.06%, quarterly · last 0.81 USD on 2026-08-19

Dividends and capital return

What VRSN pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 3.20 USD per share · a 1.06% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +107.8% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.54 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.81 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-19
  • By calendar year 2025: 2.31 USD (partial) · 2026: 2.43 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-05-19

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is VeriSign Inc (VRSN)?

VeriSign Inc trades as VRSN on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is VRSN in a Closelook index?

Not currently — VeriSign Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does VRSN trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +6.3% vs the 50-day and +15.2% vs the 200-day average, 3% below the 52-week high and +46.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does VeriSign Inc do?

VeriSign operates the registry infrastructure behind two of the most used top-level domains, .com and .net, plus back-end systems for .name, .cc and .edu, and runs two of the internet's thirteen root servers. It earns fees each time a domain is registered or renewed rather than selling directly to end users. It is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Closelook's peer group carries no defined set for VeriSign; the comparison the market draws is with GoDaddy, though that company sells retail registration rather than operating the registry itself.

Where does VeriSign Inc sit in the AI build-out?

VeriSign carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out; it sits in the internet-infrastructure sleeve of the wider technology universe, the layer that keeps domain names resolving for any internet-facing service, AI systems included. It holds a seat only in the S&P 500 among the indices we track; it carries no Closelook score yet, and the diary has not quoted it in its editions.

Does VeriSign Inc pay a dividend?

VeriSign Inc has paid 3.20 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.06% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.81 USD on 2026-08-19. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on VeriSign Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on VeriSign Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Wedbush on 2026-09-01 (target 341 from 324). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for VRSN, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Software - Infrastructure. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.