VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) is one of the 10 Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy Now According to Warren Buffett.
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) is an internet company that enables domain name registry and provides other services
Its shares are down by 11.5% over the past year and are up by 6.3% year-to-date. Berkshire first disclosed a stake in the firm in Q2 2012, according to Insider Monkey’s data. This stake came courtesy of 3.7 million shares that were worth $143 million.
The number of shares gradually grew to 12.9 million in the second quarter of 2014. They remained at this level until Q1 2020, when they experienced a slight increase. Currently, the number of shares has dropped to 8.9 million, and they are worth $2.2 billion.