Yahoo Finance VeriSign (VRSN) Reports Q2: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings
Domain name registry operator Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow after market close. Here's what to expect.
VeriSign met analysts' revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $384.3 million, up 5.5% year on year. It was an ok quarter for the company, with an improvement in its gross margin.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting VeriSign's revenue to grow 3.7% year on year to $385.8 million, slowing from the 5.7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.93 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. VeriSign has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates three times over the last two years.
With VeriSign being the first among its peers to report earnings this season, we don't have anywhere else to look to get a hint at how this quarter will unravel for sales and marketing software stocks. However, there has been positive investor sentiment in the segment, with share prices up 7% on average over the last month. VeriSign's stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $204.5 (compared to the current share price of $176.26).
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