Head to head
VeriSign vs Microsoft
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: VRSN · MSFT
VRSN
VeriSign
294.22+0.38%
1-year price shape — +10% over the period
Quant Rating C · 51/100
vs
MSFT
Microsoft
529.76+0.09%
1-year price shape — +2% over the period
Quant Rating C · 40/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
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| VRSN | MSFT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Software - Infrastructure | Software - Infrastructure |
| Last price | 294.22 | 529.76 |
| Change today | +0.38% | +0.09% |
| 1-year return | +10.2% | +1.9% |
| Market cap | $26.57B | $3.93T |
| 52-week range | 206.93 – 311.57 | 348.54 – 549.20 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 31.95 | 29.51 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 62nd | 30th |
| P/B | -11.79 | 8.89 |
| Dividend yield | 1.07% | 0.67% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 8.81 | 17.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $795.54M | $133.29B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.71B | $331.84B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.0% | +17.7% |
| Gross margin | 88.5% | 67.9% |
| Operating margin | 67.9% | 46.8% |
| Net margin | 49.8% | 40.3% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.07B | $66.99B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 100.4% | 75.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 9 buy / 41 sell | 31 buy / 16 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 50% buy / 50% hold (2) | 100% buy (32) |
| Analyst price target | $329 (+12%) | $582 (+10%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (51) | C (40) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 928 | 223,000 |
| Founded | 1995 | 1975 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.