Verisign (NASDAQ - VRSN) released their Q4 2019 Domain Name Industry Brief. The report shows 362.3 Million Domain Name Registrations In The Fourth Quarter Of 2019 From the report: The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of 158.8 million domain name registrations in the domain name base3 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2019, an increase of 1.5 million domain name registrations, … [Read more...]
ArsTechnica covers the Verisign proposed price hike
The backlash over Verisign raising prices was picked up by a publication outside the domain industry. ArsTechnica.com published a piece today that highlighted the concerns from registrars. The article discussed the potential for Verisign to make an additional $500 million per year. It also honed in on price caps. From the article: While ICANN has eliminated price caps on .org and most … [Read more...]
After missing on earnings Verisign stock off over 5% today
VeriSign (VRSN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.31 per share, they missed on Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.34 per share. Last year they had earnings of $1.58 per share a year. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -2.24%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this internet infrastructure services provider would … [Read more...]
Verisign earnings for Q3 2019 beat expectations
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today. They showed earnings per share of $1.36 on revenue of $308.4M. This was better than analyst projections. According to Yahoo the company missed on revenues. The stock closed up on Thursday at $185.73. Financial Highlights • Verisign ended the third quarter of 2019 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $1.23 billion, … [Read more...]
Verisign reports Q2 earnings – ended the second quarter of 2019 with 156.1 million .com and .net registrations
Verisign (VRSN) reported earnings today, they reported net income of $148 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $1.24 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to net income of $128 million and diluted EPS of $1.04 for the same quarter in 2018. The operating margin was 65.9 percent for the second quarter of 2019 compared to 63.8 percent for the same quarter in 2018. … [Read more...]
Verisign’s Top trending keywords in June – Libra, Casino
Verisign released their top 10 trending keywords for June and no surprise, the top spot was Libra. I wrote a couple articles last month on people registering Libra domains. .COM .NET Libra Libra Snafu Casino Psychedelic Bet Currency Long Ceramic Asera Employer Clinic Pottery Poker Impact Boat Regenerative London Manual Dust … [Read more...]
Verisign reported net income of $163 million or $1.35 a share
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the close today. Unchanged in after hours trading after closing down .18 at $189.18. Year to date the stock is up 27.5% 3 analysts forecast earnings of $1.25 per share compared to earnings of $1.07 per share in the same quarter of the previous year. Wall Street is expecting the company to report $302.6 million, an increase of 1.12% over the … [Read more...]
