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RESTON, Va. - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), whose stock has surged 64% over the past year and is trading near its 52-week high of $310.60, announced Monday that affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will sell 4.3 million shares of the company’s common stock at $285 per share in an underwritten secondary offering. According to InvestingPro analysis, the stock is currently trading above its Fair Value.
The offering, expected to close on July 30, is designed to reduce Berkshire Hathaway’s ownership stake below the 10% threshold that triggers additional regulatory obligations. Berkshire Hathaway has been a VeriSign stockholder since 2012, during which time the company has maintained impressive gross profit margins, currently at 87.9%. For deeper insights into VeriSign’s financial health and valuation metrics, InvestingPro subscribers have access to over 15 additional ProTips and comprehensive analysis.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is acting as the sole underwriter for the offering. The selling stockholders will receive all proceeds from the sale, with VeriSign not selling any shares or receiving any proceeds.
According to the announcement, Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to a 365-day lock-up period for its remaining VeriSign shares following the offering. The selling stockholders have also granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 515,032 shares.
VeriSign, a provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure with a market capitalization of $28.6 billion, operates two of the 13 global internet root servers and manages registration services for .com and .net domains. The company’s strong business model has translated into robust financial performance, with a P/E ratio of 36.6x reflecting investors’ confidence in its growth prospects.
The offering is being made through a prospectus supplement and base prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an automatic shelf registration statement that became effective on July 28.
The announcement was made in a company press release statement.
In other recent news, VeriSign Inc. reported its second-quarter 2025 earnings, showing a slight beat on earnings per share but a marginal miss on revenue forecasts. The company posted an EPS of $2.21, slightly above the expected $2.20, while revenue was $410 million, just under the anticipated $410.97 million. Additionally, affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. are offering 4.3 million shares of VeriSign in an underwritten secondary offering. VeriSign itself is not selling any shares nor receiving any proceeds from this transaction. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is serving as the sole underwriter for the offering. These developments highlight the company’s recent financial performance and shareholder activity.
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