Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q4 2021. The quarter closed with 341.7 million domain registrations Executive Summary The fourth quarter of 2021 closed with 341.7 million domain name registrations across all TLDs, an increase of 3.3 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to the third quarter of 2021.1,2 Domain name registrations have … [Read more...]
Verisign Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported fourth quarter and full year 2021 results. They reported revenue of $340 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, up 6.3 percent from the same quarter in 2020. Verisign reported net income of $330 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $2.97 for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to net income of $157 million and diluted EPS of $1.38 … [Read more...]
IRP Panel Sanctions Afilias, Clears the Way for ICANN to Decide .web Disputes
Verisign posted on their blog an update to the proceedings around .web. This ongoing saga seems to just keep muddling along. Hopefully ICANN will finally put an end to the uncertainty and make a definitive judgement and .web can eventually go live. From the post: The Panel ruled on Afilias’ application on Dec. 21, 2021. In this latest ruling, the Panel not only rejected Afilias’ application … [Read more...]
Verisign DNIB Q3 2021 (.Com and .net 172.1 million domain name registrations at the end of the third quarter of 2021)
Verisign (VRSN:NASDAQ) released their Q3 2021, Domain Name Industry Brief EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The third quarter of 2021 closed with 364.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, a decrease of 2.7 million domain name registrations, or 0.7%, compared to the second quarter of 2021.1,2 Domain name registrations have decreased by 6.1 million, or 1.6%, year over … [Read more...]
Verisign reports Q3 2021 earnings
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released Q3 2021 earnings. Q3 GAAP EPS of $1.40 beats by $0.03. Stock virtually unchanged in after hours trading. Release: VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Verisign") reported revenue of $334 million for the third quarter of 2021, up 5.1 percent from the same quarter in 2020. Verisign reported net income of $157 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted … [Read more...]
Verisign DNIB shows Q2 2021 closed with 367.3m registrations across all TLD’s
Verisign VRSN (NASDAQ) released their Q2 2021 Domain Name Industry Brief The second quarter of 2021 closed with 367.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.8 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to the first quarter of 2021.1,2 Domain name registrations have decreased by 2.8 million, or 0.7%, year over year.1,2 .Com and .Net … [Read more...]
Verisign down 6% in After hours trading on Q2 earnings miss
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported on Thursday second quarter earnings that missed analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations. VeriSign announced earnings per share of $1.31 on revenue of $329.4M. Investing.com reported that analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.36 on revenue of $327.97M. VeriSign shares are up 7% from the beginning of the year, still down … [Read more...]