
Moat Category Capital-Light Compounder | Fair Value Estimate – | Price $209.47 | Enterprise Value $26.4bn |
Moat Type Intangible Assets – Licenses | Economic Moat Wide | Stewardship Rating Standard | Market Cap $24.8bn |
What does it do
VeriSign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. Additionally, the company operates two of the world’s 13 root servers that are used to route Internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its security services business, signaling a renewed focus on the core registry business. VeriSign generates about 60% of its sales from the United States.
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