Hand of the Market Screener
Quality checklist

5 of 5 checks passed · quarter ending 2026-06-30

  • ROIC at least 10%—no value
  • Operating margin up over 3 years+1.4 pppassed
  • Free cash flow at least 80% of net income125.4%passed
  • Share count up at most 5% in 3 years-12.6%passed
  • Net debt at most 3× EBITDA1.3×passed
  • Revenue grew over 3 years5.3%passed
Insider buying, last 90 days

1 insider bought $5,671 in 2 purchases, 2026-08-27 – 2026-08-27

  • Armstrong Courtney D · Director $5,671
Tracked funds, latest reports
Conviction funds
$0 +0.1 pp of the company
0 buying · 0 selling · 1 holding
Active managers
+$127.93M +0.6 pp of the company
3 buying · 0 selling · 3 holding
Mutual funds & ETFs
+$1.07M +0.0 pp of the company
1 buying · 0 selling · 2 holding

Each factor with its sector median and, where it's reported per quarter, its last 12 quarters.

Size & liquidity
VRSNSector12 quartersMarket cap$27.53B$9.71BEnterprise value$29.02B$13.46BAvg daily $ volume$234.43M$182.65MDaily turnover0.9%1.5%
Growth
VRSNSector12 quartersRevenue CAGR 3y5.3%8.2%5.8% → 5.3%Revenue CAGR 5y5.8%10.2%Revenue growth YoY6.0%14.1%5.4% → 6.0%Revenue acceleration−0.6 pp+0.6 pp−0.3 pp → −0.6 ppFCF growth YoY12.2%17.2%3.9% → 12.2%FCF conversion125.4%137.7%111.7% → 125.4%Forward growth (HoM est.)5.7%11.4%
Valuation
VRSNSector12 quartersP/E (trailing)32.4×35.1×P/E (forward, HoM est.)30.6×31.5×P/E vs. sector1.0×1.0×PEG (HoM est.)5.412.92EV/EBITDA24.5×19.7×EV/Sales17.0×4.9×FCF yield3.7%3.6%Dividend yield1.0%0.0%Shareholder yield4.3%2.1%
Quality
VRSNSector12 quartersQuality checks passed54ROIC—11.8%Gross profitability83.8%31.6%75.6% → 83.8%Gross margin88.5%57.6%86.6% → 88.5%Gross margin Δ 3y+2.2 pp+1.2 pp+1.7 pp → +2.2 ppOperating margin67.9%12.8%66.8% → 67.9%Operating margin Δ 3y+1.4 pp+3.6 pp+3.1 pp → +1.4 ppDebt/equity—0.5×Net debt/EBITDA1.3×0.7×1.6× → 1.3×Interest coverage15.3×10.1×13.1× → 15.3×Share count Δ 3y-12.6%-2.3%-10.4% → -12.6%Stock compensation / revenue4.4%4.2%4.0% → 4.4%Accruals ratio-15.7%-5.6%-7.8% → -15.7%
Earnings & estimates
VRSNSector12 quartersDays to next report013
Ownership & positioning
VRSNSector12 quartersInsider buys (90d)20Insiders buying (90d)10Insider net value (90d)-$135.11K-$68.35KInstitutional ownership96.6%93.5%Institutional Δ QoQ+14.0 pp+1.3 ppConviction funds net buying+0.1 pp+0.0 ppActive managers net buying+0.6 pp+0.1 ppActive funds net buying+0.0 pp+0.0 ppDays to cover2.574.04Short % of shares out2.2%5.5%Short interest Δ+0.0 pp+0.1 pp

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Source: SEC EDGAR: Forms 4 (insider trades), 10-Q and 10-K (financials). Insider trades as filed (amendments applied); financial metrics computed by Hand of the Market from the companies' quarterly and annual reports. Each trade links to its filing.

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