VeriSign (VRSN) Competitors $195.21 +0.01 (+0.01%) (As of 12/17/2024 05:46 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends VRSN vs. SE, CSGP, EBAY, AKAM, SPSC, ENV, YELP, ZD, CMPR, and OPENShould you be buying VeriSign stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VeriSign include SEA (SE), CoStar Group (CSGP), eBay (EBAY), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Envestnet (ENV), Yelp (YELP), Ziff Davis (ZD), Cimpress (CMPR), and Opendoor Technologies (OPEN). These companies are all part of the "internet software & services" industry. VeriSign vs. SEA CoStar Group eBay Akamai Technologies SPS Commerce Envestnet Yelp Ziff Davis Cimpress Opendoor Technologies VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, VRSN or SE? VeriSign has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRSN or SE? SEA received 111 more outperform votes than VeriSign when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.07% of users gave SEA an outperform vote while only 62.26% of users gave VeriSign an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVeriSignOutperform Votes39162.26% Underperform Votes23737.74% SEAOutperform Votes50263.07% Underperform Votes29436.93% Is VRSN or SE more profitable? VeriSign has a net margin of 55.74% compared to SEA's net margin of 0.64%. SEA's return on equity of 1.40% beat VeriSign's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VeriSign55.74% -45.59% 49.06% SEA 0.64%1.40%0.50% Do institutionals & insiders believe in VRSN or SE? 92.9% of VeriSign shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of VeriSign shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor VRSN or SE? In the previous week, VeriSign had 5 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for VeriSign and 12 mentions for SEA. SEA's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat VeriSign's score of 1.14 indicating that SEA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment VeriSign 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SEA 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate VRSN or SE? VeriSign currently has a consensus target price of $243.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.48%. SEA has a consensus target price of $91.21, indicating a potential downside of 21.21%. Given VeriSign's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe VeriSign is more favorable than SEA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score VeriSign 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33SEA 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has better earnings & valuation, VRSN or SE? VeriSign has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SEA. VeriSign is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeriSign$1.54B12.16$817.60M$8.6022.70SEA$15.49B4.28$150.73M$0.15771.83 SummaryVeriSign beats SEA on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VRSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVeriSignCustom computer programming services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$18.76B$6.79B$24.78B$9.29BDividend YieldN/A2.47%2.72%4.06%P/E Ratio22.7016.97270.3317.48Price / Sales12.1610.312,888.86139.75Price / Cash26.3621.7533.9037.96Price / Book-12.616.388.054.91Net Income$817.60M$192.83M$659.96M$224.90M7 Day Performance-2.65%27.76%0.21%-1.39%1 Month Performance7.92%48.14%10.08%5.43%1 Year Performance-5.54%42.29%25.88%22.89% VeriSign Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRSNVeriSign4.4136 of 5 stars$195.21+0.0%$243.00+24.5%-5.5%$18.76B$1.54B22.70920Positive NewsSESEA3.027 of 5 stars$114.47-1.7%$91.21-20.3%+223.9%$65.52B$13.06B776.4762,700Positive NewsCSGPCoStar Group4.4239 of 5 stars$76.81+2.3%$93.25+21.4%-16.5%$31.49B$2.46B170.416,152Analyst ForecastPositive NewsEBAYeBay4.123 of 5 stars$63.830.0%$62.63-1.9%+53.8%$30.57B$10.27B15.7912,300Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑Gap UpAKAMAkamai Technologies4.1873 of 5 stars$98.24-1.0%$117.21+19.3%-18.3%$14.76B$3.97B29.1710,250Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionSPSCSPS Commerce2.4169 of 5 stars$196.82+2.3%$220.78+12.2%+7.7%$7.39B$611.82M92.052,489Positive NewsENVEnvestnet0.6544 of 5 stars$63.14flat$61.88-2.0%N/A$3.49B$1.34B-13.243,100YELPYelp3.7197 of 5 stars$39.81+0.3%$37.00-7.1%-11.4%$2.62B$1.39B23.784,872ZDZiff Davis3.8456 of 5 stars$59.31+2.7%$69.71+17.5%-12.6%$2.53B$1.38B48.944,200Positive NewsCMPRCimpress4.8197 of 5 stars$80.05+1.6%$114.50+43.0%-1.3%$2.01B$3.34B13.5316,000Positive NewsOPENOpendoor Technologies3.5094 of 5 stars$1.96+1.9%$2.37+21.0%-53.0%$1.40B$4.94B-3.441,982Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SE Alternatives CSGP Alternatives EBAY Alternatives AKAM Alternatives SPSC Alternatives ENV Alternatives YELP Alternatives ZD Alternatives CMPR Alternatives OPEN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VRSN) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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