VRSN

Verisign
Internet Services & Infrastructure · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$273.03
-1.3% on the session
1-year return
+3.3%
+25.7% over six months
Volatility
28.5%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-26.4%
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 +3.3%, against -9.8% over three months and +2.6% over one. It trades 5.7% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 28.5% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -26.4%, and it has traded a median $213M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate -0.00 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#40 of 72
Stronger than 45% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#389 of 500

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-1.3%
1 week-3.5%
1 month+2.6%
3 months-9.8%
6 months+25.7%
1 year+3.3%
12-1 momentum+0.7%
Volatility (1y, annualized)28.5%
Max drawdown (1y)-26.4%
Distance vs 200-day average+5.7%
Return per unit of risk0.11
Median daily dollar volume$213M
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