Verisign Inc
VRSN:NASDAQ
| Last | Change / % Change | Dividend Yield | Volume |
| 33.27 | 0.1200 0.36% | 0.00% | 1,865,008 |
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Latest News Headlines for Verisign Inc
Watch for VeriSign to Potentially Pullback after Gaining 1.78% Yesterday (VRSN)
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $32.48 to a high of $33.21. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.78%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $33.20 on volume of 2.3 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
SmarTrend's Trend Spotter Sees Continued Upward Momentum on Shares of VeriSign (VRSN)
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) on July 13, 2010 at $25.84. In approximately 6 months, VeriSign has returned 28.3% as of today's recent price of $33.15.
In the past 52 weeks, shares of VeriSign have traded between a low of $19.49 and a high of $34.54 and are now at $33.15, which is 70% above that low price.
VeriSign (VRSN) Breaks Through Resistance at $32.69
View more recent headlinesSmarTrend has detected shares of VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $32.57 today and have reached the first resistance level of $32.69.
We are watching for a cross of the next upside pivot targets of $32.82 and $33.07. Also, the shares are currently trading above the 50-day moving average of $32.62 and above the 200-day moving average of $28.19.
Company Background
VeriSign, Inc. (VeriSign) operates in two segments: Internet Infrastructure and Identity Services (3IS), which consists of Naming Services and Authentication Services; and Other Services, which consists of the continuing operations of its Content Portal Services (CPS), its remaining non-core business, and legacy products and services from divested businesses. Naming Services is the authoritative directory provider of all .com, .net, .cc, .tv, .name, .jobs and .edu domain names. Authentication Services consists of Business Authentication Services and User Authentication Services. Business Authentication Services enable enterprises and Internet merchants to implement and operate secure networks and Websites that utilize Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Bid/Size -- / -- | Ask/Size -- / -- |
Price Open 33.14 | Previous Close 33.15 |
Day High 33.53 | Day Low 33.08 |
52wk High/Date 37.18 / 12/15/2010 | 52wk Low/Date 21.21 / 2/3/2010 |
Beta 0.74 | Market Capitalization 5.72B |
Shares Outstanding 171.99M | Volatility Avg 27.19 |
Avg Vol(10 day) 2.28M | P/E Ratio 38.2x |
EPS (TTM) 0.87 | Annualized Rate -- / -- |
Yield 0.00% | Dividend Announcement -- |
Ex-Date -- | Date of Record -- |
Payable 0.00 - -- | Payable Date -- |
Last Trade as of 1/18/2011 4:00 PM ET | |
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VRSN Verisign Inc vs. Peers
| Peers | |
VRSN Verisign Inc | 1.47% |
| GOOG Google Inc. | 5.09% |
| YHOO Yahoo! Inc. | 1.08% |
| EMC EMC Corporation | 7.16% |
| ACN Accenture Plc | 3.11% |
VRSN Verisign Inc | 0.00% |
| GOOG Google Inc. | -- |
| YHOO Yahoo! Inc. | -- |
| EMC EMC Corporation | -- |
| ACN Accenture Plc | 1.80% |
VRSN Verisign Inc | 0.36% |
| GOOG Google Inc. | 2.48% |
| YHOO Yahoo! Inc. | -1.85% |
| EMC EMC Corporation | 0.69% |
| ACN Accenture Plc | 0.70% |