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VRSN Verisign (VRSN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Software & IT · Services-computer programming services · CIK 0001014473
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Congress · 1Form 144 · 8
Funds added, last quarter
482
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about VRSN

Insiders, 180 days
-$22.2M net sold
1 buyer · 4 sellers · 41% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-03-13
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$14.4M
8 notices

Verisign insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, VERISIGN INC/CA insiders sold a net $22.2M of stock across 797 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
McPherson Danny R
EVP - Technology & CSO
SELL
2026-10-27 SECtraded 2026-10-26
3,256
$989.5K
n/a
Context
  • 30 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (30 sales), the last on Apr 28, 2026.
  • The trade is 10.7% of the 30,548 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 482 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP - Technology & CSO McPherson Danny R sold about $989.5K of VRSN on Oct 26, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 482 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BIDZOS D JAMES
Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
SELL
2026-10-21 SECtraded 2026-10-20
400
$121.7K
-0.2%
Context
  • 559 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (559 sales), the last on Oct 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 374,727 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 482 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO BIDZOS D JAMES sold about $121.7K of VRSN under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 482 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BIDZOS D JAMES
Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
SELL
2026-10-21 SECtraded 2026-10-20
200
$61.0K
-0.2%
Context
  • 559 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (559 sales), the last on Oct 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 374,527 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 482 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO BIDZOS D JAMES sold about $61.0K of VRSN under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 482 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BIDZOS D JAMES
Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
SELL
2026-10-21 SECtraded 2026-10-20
2,300
$705.0K
-0.2%
Context
  • 559 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (559 sales), the last on Oct 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.6% of the 372,227 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 482 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO BIDZOS D JAMES sold about $705.0K of VRSN under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 482 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BIDZOS D JAMES
Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
SELL
2026-10-21 SECtraded 2026-10-20
400
$123.0K
-0.2%
Context
  • 559 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (559 sales), the last on Oct 13, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 371,827 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 482 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO BIDZOS D JAMES sold about $123.0K of VRSN under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 482 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
797 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$22.2M over 180 days
-$13.5M over 90 days
below 77% of Software & IT
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Software & IT
Funds
482 funds bought in last quarter
more than 92% of Software & IT
Revenue
+6.4% year over year
below 57% of Software & IT
Margin
49.8% net margin
more than 96% of Software & IT
Buybacks
$620.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-09-30
more than 87% of Software & IT
Short interest
2.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 2.2 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 52% of Software & IT
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 27EVP - Technology & CSO McPherson Danny R sold $989.5K (Oct 26)
Oct 26Officer DANNY MCPHERSON filed to sell $989.5K by Oct 26 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 21Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO BIDZOS D JAMES sold $3.9M under a 10b5-1 plan (16 trades, Sep 29 to Oct 20)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.
Oct 9EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary Indelicarto Thomas C sold $288.8K under a 10b5-1 plan (2 trades, Oct 1 to Oct 8)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.
Oct 8Officer THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $146.6K by Oct 8 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+22.5%12M
-15%-2%+12%+25%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-04-28 · McPherson Danny R sold $1.4M2026-10-26 · McPherson Danny R sold $989.5K2026-10-20 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $705.0K2025-11-18 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $676.5K2026-07-28 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $674.4K2025-11-11 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $599.2K2025-10-31 · McPherson Danny R sold $592.2K2025-12-16 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $574.2K2026-09-29 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $558.6K2026-09-01 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $552.7K2026-10-06 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $524.9K2026-08-25 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $491.8K2026-01-13 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $456.8K2026-10-13 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $454.6K2026-09-15 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $413.4K2026-08-04 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $412.3K2026-06-16 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $410.1K2026-01-15 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $408.9K2026-08-11 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $408.0K2026-08-18 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $390.8K2025-11-11 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $375.2K2025-12-09 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $373.5K2025-12-09 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $358.7K2026-06-30 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $352.2K2026-06-02 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $352.1K2026-06-30 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $350.6K2026-09-22 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $339.8K2025-12-16 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $336.8K2026-01-13 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $327.8K2026-10-06 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $322.1K2025-11-18 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $320.4K2026-07-07 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $317.7K2026-06-09 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $311.5K2026-06-16 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $303.0K2025-11-20 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $299.3K2025-12-16 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $297.9K2026-07-14 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $295.8K2026-08-25 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $293.5K2026-09-08 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $289.2K2026-06-09 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $285.4K2026-06-23 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $275.0K2026-07-21 · BIDZOS D JAMES sold $274.5K2026-10-26 · DANNY MCPHERSON filed to sell $989.5K2026-10-08 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $146.6K2026-10-01 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $142.2K2026-09-08 · DEMETRIOS JAMES BIDZOS filed to sell $12.5M2026-09-08 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $144.6K2026-09-01 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $145.4K2026-08-10 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $146.2K2026-08-03 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $146.1K2026-07-28 · JOHN CALYS filed to sell $140.8K2026-07-20 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $140.0K2026-07-08 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $67.3K2026-07-01 · THOMAS C INDELICARTO filed to sell $64.0K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns VRSN: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
8,989,880 sh
$2.3B
BlackRock, Inc.
8,412,124 sh
$2.1B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
5,348,923 sh
$1.3B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
5,075,673 sh
$1.3B
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
4,949,848 sh
$1.2B

Congress trades in VRSN

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Gilbert Cisneros
Sold 2026-03-13 · disclosed 25 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
Bought 2026-02-10 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Gilbert Cisneros
Bought 2025-12-19 · disclosed 24 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Julie Johnson
Bought 2025-10-03 · disclosed 306 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Julie Johnson
Sold 2025-10-03 · disclosed 306 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
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Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

VRSN planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
DANNY MCPHERSON
Filed 2026-10-26
$989.5K
THOMAS C INDELICARTO
Filed 2026-10-08
$146.6K
THOMAS C INDELICARTO
Filed 2026-10-01
$142.2K
DEMETRIOS JAMES BIDZOS
Filed 2026-09-08
$12.5M
THOMAS C INDELICARTO
Filed 2026-09-08
$144.6K

VRSN mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Eaton Vance Atlanta Capital Focused Growth Fund
$23.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.0%
VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF
$42.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.3%
Calvert Equity Fund
$138.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.1%
AVE MARIA GROWTH FUND
$47.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.8%
AVE MARIA VALUE FUND
$20.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.8%
Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF
$4.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.4%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Bidzos
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$15.5M
$24.2M
$4.5M
+13%
+158%
2024
$14.1M
$11.8M
$4.4M
-4%
+108%
2023
$12.2M
$10.2M
$4.3M
-5%
+52%
2022
$11.3M
$6.6M
$3.9M
-5%
-3%
2021
$10.1M
$13.3M
$3.5M
+17%
+35%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $22.2M sold by insiders over 180 days, 482 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $14.4M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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VRSN financials

Revenue growth
+6.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
49.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.7B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM
+49.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.0B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
n/a
average equity is zero or negative
Return on assets
+63.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on capital employed
n/a
capital employed is zero or negative
P/E, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
+3.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of diluted EPS
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.7B$1.6B$1.5B$1.4B
Operating income$1.1B$1.1B$1.0B$943.1M
Net income$825.7M$785.7M$817.6M$673.8M
EPS (diluted)n/an/an/a6.24
Operating cash flow$1.1B$902.6M$853.8M$831.1M
Cash$307.9M$206.7M$240.1M$373.6M
Buybacks$881.6M$1.2B$901.4M$1.0B
Dividends paid$215.2M$0$0n/a
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

VRSN Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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VRSN ranks highest on institutional and government (63rd percentile) and risk and compliance (52nd), and lowest on growth (43rd), among Software & IT peers.

Growth
43
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+6.4% · 43 pct, sector of 480
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
46
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$12.9M · 23 pct, sector of 284
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 69 pct, sector of 290
Institutional and government
63
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter482 · 92 pct, sector of 415
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 39 pct, sector of 72
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$520K · 58 pct, sector of 85
Risk and compliance
52
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.6% · 65 pct, sector of 528
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+13.4% · 39 pct, sector of 316
3 not measured: Profitability, Financial health, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 1 present: average equity is zero or negative; capital employed is zero or negative; no debt line filed
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

4 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

VRSN filings, in plain words

Are Verisign insiders buying or selling VRSN?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Verisign insiders were net sellers, a net $22.2M: $10.6K of purchases and $22.2M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 4 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded VRSN?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying VRSN and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-03-13.

Are there planned insider sales of VRSN?

Yes. 8 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $14.4M of stock; the latest, by DANNY MCPHERSON, was filed 2026-10-26.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Verisign insiders were net sellers of VRSN, a net $22.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 4 sellers. Sales outweighed purchases more than tenfold by value. 41% of the 115 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying VRSN and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-03-13. Insiders filed 8 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $14.4M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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