D JAMES BIDZOS, the Exec. Chairman of $VRSN, sold 1,120 shares of the company on 12-18-2025 for an estimated $274,284. We received data on the trade from a recent SEC filing. This was a sale of approximately 0.3% of their shares of this class of stock. Following this trade, they now own 421,579 shares of this class of $VRSN stock.
$VRSN Insider Trading Activity
$VRSN insiders have traded $VRSN stock on the open market 157 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 157 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VRSN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- HATHAWAY INC BERKSHIRE sold 4,300,000 shares for an estimated $1,213,245,000
- D JAMES BIDZOS (Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 140 sales selling 108,000 shares for an estimated $28,684,145.
- THOMAS C INDELICARTO (EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 13 sales selling 6,012 shares for an estimated $1,600,433.
- DANNY R MCPHERSON (EVP - Technology & CSO) sold 2,500 shares for an estimated $592,175
- JOHN CALYS (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 1,001 shares for an estimated $242,954
- TIMOTHY TOMLINSON sold 700 shares for an estimated $189,000
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$VRSN Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 477 institutional investors add shares of $VRSN stock to their portfolio, and 396 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC removed 4,300,000 shares (-32.4%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,202,151,000
- TROY ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD removed 916,747 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $256,294,958
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 861,065 shares (+8.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $240,727,942
- NINETY ONE UK LTD removed 636,951 shares (-23.2%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $178,072,391
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 594,350 shares (+73.0%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $166,162,429
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 591,309 shares (+6.5%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $165,312,257
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 581,562 shares (+356.5%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $162,587,288
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
$VRSN Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $VRSN stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VRSN stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JAMES COMER sold up to $15,000 on 07/03.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN sold up to $15,000 on 06/24.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
$VRSN Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VRSN in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/01/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $VRSN, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VRSN forecast page.
$VRSN Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VRSN recently. We have seen 2 analysts offer price targets for $VRSN in the last 6 months, with a median target of $287.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Alexei Gogolev from JP Morgan set a target price of $270.0 on 10/28/2025
- Robert Oliver from Baird set a target price of $305.0 on 07/01/2025
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