D JAMES BIDZOS, the Exec. Chairman of $VRSN, sold 300 shares of the company on 06-30-2026 for an estimated $74,841. We received data on the trade from a recent SEC filing. This was a sale of approximately 0.1% of their shares of this class of stock. Following this trade, they now own 429,139 shares of this class of $VRSN stock.
$VRSN Insider Trading Activity
$VRSN insiders have traded $VRSN stock on the open market 56 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 54 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VRSN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- D JAMES BIDZOS (Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 38 sales selling 25,500 shares for an estimated $6,709,073.
- DANNY R MCPHERSON (EVP - Technology & CSO) sold 5,000 shares for an estimated $1,355,106
- THOMAS C INDELICARTO (EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 15 sales selling 4,984 shares for an estimated $1,284,999.
- COURTNEY D ARMSTRONG has made 2 purchases buying 16 shares for an estimated $4,929 and 0 sales.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$VRSN Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 417 institutional investors add shares of $VRSN stock to their portfolio, and 506 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- TROY ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD added 783,354 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $194,553,799
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. removed 669,921 shares (-90.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $162,757,306
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC removed 475,218 shares (-78.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $118,025,142
- POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. removed 474,021 shares (-48.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $117,727,855
- QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD removed 459,420 shares (-92.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $114,101,551
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added 308,411 shares (+296.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $76,596,955
- HAWK RIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP added 298,895 shares (+48.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $74,233,562
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$VRSN Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $VRSN stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VRSN stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 02/10 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 03/13.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
$VRSN Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VRSN recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $VRSN in the last 6 months, with a median target of $320.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Alexei Gogolev from JP Morgan set a target price of $308.0 on 06/18/2026
- Robert Oliver from Baird set a target price of $355.0 on 04/24/2026
- Jamesmichael Sherman-Lewis from Citigroup set a target price of $320.0 on 04/24/2026
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