VRSN

Verisign
Internet Services & Infrastructure · Information Technology · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$292.26
+1.4% on the session
1-year return
+7.4%
+7.1% over six months
Volatility
29.2%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-22.0%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Verisign is a internet services & infrastructure name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned +7.4%, against +9.9% over three months and -0.4% over one. It trades 10.3% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 29.2% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -22.0%, and it has traded a median $199M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.02 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#29 of 72
Stronger than 61% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#113 of 496

How VRSN scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 2 others in Internet Services & Infrastructure.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.4%
1 week+3.6%
1 month-0.4%
3 months+9.9%
6 months+7.1%
1 year+7.4%
12-1 momentum+7.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)29.2%
Max drawdown (1y)-22.0%
Distance vs 200-day average+10.3%
Return per unit of risk0.25
Median daily dollar volume$199M
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