Munich - Delayed Quote • EUR VeriSign Inc (VRS.MU) Follow Compare 203.10 -1.10 (-0.54%) At close: January 17 at 5:26:45 PM GMT+1 All News Press Releases SEC Filings All SEC Filings Corporate Changes & Voting Matters Periodic Financial Reports Proxy Statements Tender Offer/Acquisition Reports Offering Registrations Warren Buffett Just Added $94 Million to This Long-Time Holding That's Up More Than 325% Since He First Bought Shares This internet monopoly stock looks more appealing now than it has at any point in the last five years. 3 No-Brainer Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Right Now American Express, Chubb, and VeriSign all look like stable long-term investments. 10 stocks making best use of investors’ money. Here’s who beats Nvidia. A company’s return on average assets sheds light on how well its management team has allocated investors’ money. 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Berkshire Hathaway Just Bought $4 Million More of This Stock Berkshire Hathaway continued its purchases of Verisign in recent days, buying about $4 million of the company that provides Internet domain registry and other services. The small recent buys, approximately 20,000 shares, were made at an average price of nearly $205 a share, according to a form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday. Berkshire now owns 13.3 million shares of Verisign, a roughly 14% stake worth about $2.7 billion. While Investors Were on the Sidelines at the End of 2024, Warren Buffett Piled Into a Classic Internet Stock That's Up More Than 3,000% Since Its IPO During the last few weeks of the year, trading volume on Wall Street is typically light as investors celebrate the holidays and take vacations. In the last few weeks, Buffett and his team piled into a classic internet stock that is up by more than 3,000% since its initial public offering in 1998. In a market where everyone seems to be buying artificial intelligence (AI) stocks that are trading at high multiples, Buffett and Berkshire have remained disciplined, sticking to their classic playbook of avoiding the froth and looking for value in beaten-down names or buying wonderful companies trading at fair prices. Verisign to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results RESTON, Va., January 02, 2025--VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that its earnings call for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 will take place on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. (EST). The earnings news release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 4:05 p.m. (EST) that day and will also be available directly from the company’s website at https://investor.verisign.com. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Makes Bold $74 Million Bet On This Forgotten Darling Of Dotcom Boom Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway has made a significant investment in VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), purchasing $74 million worth of shares. What Happened: The conglomerate acquired approximately 377,736 shares during trading sessions leading up to Dec. 24, according to Fortune on Tuesday. This move comes despite a 2% decline in VeriSign’s stock during a booming year for tech stocks, data from Benzinga Pro revealed. During the same period, the S&P 500 has risen 25% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq has We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) Passed With Ease Investors are often guided by the idea of discovering 'the next big thing', even if that means buying 'story stocks... Top Stock Movers Now: Moderna, Verisign, Dave, and More U.S. equities were closing out 2024 by edging lower at midday after opening the session higher. Buffett's $2.7B VeriSign Bet: The Internet Stock Poised for Big Gains Warren Buffett ramps up VeriSign holdings, banking on its unbeatable margins and digital dominance Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Bought This Stock as 2024 Wound Down Berkshire Hathaway bought up more VeriSign shares as the final days of 2024 ticked away. The purchases were made through Berkshire Hathaway insurance unit Geico, which now owns 7,996,889 VeriSign shares, according to a form Berkshire filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Berkshire Hathaway now has total ownership of 13,269,836 VeriSign shares when including stock owned by the pension plans of other units. VeriSign Hits 52-Week High After Buffett's $90M Stake Ignites Rally VeriSign hits a 52-week high as Berkshire Hathaway invests $90M, boosting momentum with 18% six-month gains Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is buying up shares of a lagging 1990s dotcom darling Berkshire invested $74 million in domain name and internet infrastructure company VeriSign this month. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Just Bought More of This Internet Stock Geico, and pension plans of other Berkshire Hathaway units, bought nearly $30 million of shares of domain-name registry VeriSign. Warren Buffett Just Hit the Buy Button for $563 Million. Is the Oracle of Omaha Starting to See Value in the Stock Market? Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) has been stockpiling cash all year. At the end of the third quarter of 2024, Berkshire had over $320 billion of cash and short-term Treasury bills. Recently, however, Buffett and Berkshire scooped up $563 million of stock in three companies, disclosures Berkshire had to make because it already holds more than a 10% stake in each one. Warren Buffett Just Bought $562 Million Worth of These 3 Stocks Buffett hasn't been a big buyer in 2024, but he thinks these stocks present great value right now. Winnebago, Berkshire buys, US Steel: Trending Tickers Winnebago Industries (WGO) misses on its fiscal first quarter earnings estimates as CEO Michael Happe cites challenges tied to consumer demand and its dealer networks.. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A) has bought up 8.9 million shares of Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and 5 million shares of SiriusXM (SIRI). US Steel (X) slips after lowering its fourth quarter EBITDA outlook. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 1/17/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 Return VRS.MU S&P 500 YTD +2.47% +1.52% 1-Year +9.84% +25.82% 3-Year +1.70% +28.61%