Movement Alert｜VeriSign Falls 5.28% in Pre-Market Trading, Q3 EPS Miss and Loss Impact Overshadow Raised Outlook

Market Focus10-23

On October 23, VeriSign fell 5.28% in Pre-Market Trading, trading at $294.84/share, with turnover of $0.012 million.

The clearest catalyst was its latest quarterly report: third-quarter diluted EPS came in at $2.35, below consensus estimates of $2.41-$2.46, while a disclosed loss reduced EPS by $0.06, pressuring near-term sentiment despite revenue of $443.0 million topping expectations of about $440.6 million.

Company disclosures showed Q3 operating profit of $296 million, net income of $213 million, operating cash flow of $268 million, and free cash flow of $261 million. VeriSign also raised full-year guidance for revenue, operating profit, and domain base growth, lifting expected domain growth to 6.5%-7.0% from 5.2%-6.0%. Separately, an analyst raised the price target to $345 from $325, versus a broader average hold rating and mean target of $343, but the immediate share move appears more closely tied to the earnings miss.

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