Is VeriSign Inc (VRSN) overvalued?
On Equity Rank's model estimate, VRSN trades 61% above its fair value. VeriSign Inc (VRSN) last closed at $308.67; the multi-method model fair value is $191.45.
| Price | Model fair value | Price vs model |
|---|---|---|
| $308.67 | $191.45 | 61% above |
What the answer rests on
- 0 of 8 valuation methods put VRSN's value above its price and 8 put it below, so the methods mostly agree.
- To justify today's price, VRSN's free cash flow would need to grow about 7.2% a year for ten years (a reverse discounted cash flow). Over the last three years it actually grew 10.0% a year.
- VRSN trades at 34.2 times its last year's earnings, against a median of 31.1 for 87 profitable Software companies.
- Over the past year the price sat below the model fair value on 0% of trading days. The gap ranged from 18% above to 76% above the model fair value.
Read this before relying on it
The model fair value is an estimate from published financial statements. It is not a forecast of where the price goes, and it can be wrong. Within 10% either side we call it close to fair value: valuation models are not precise enough to read more into a smaller gap. Our own lists have no proven edge over the market yet; the live record shows every result, misses included.
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