VeriSign vs Zscaler
VRSN and ZS side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How VRSN and ZS compare
Zscaler is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as VeriSign ($38.8B against $27.7B).
Zscaler grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (25.4% versus 6.9% for VeriSign).
VeriSign pays a dividend yielding 1.0%; Zscaler does not pay one.
Zscaler scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 4 for VeriSign), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | VRSN | ZS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $27.7B | $38.8B |
| Share price | $307.21 | $237.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 32.0% | −25.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 32.0% | −29.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 1.79 |
| Employees | 928 | 8,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 16.2× | 11.6× (better) |
| P/B | – | 14.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.5× (better) | 2478× |
| P/FCF | 26.0× (better) | 45.5× |
| FCF yield | 3.8% (better) | 2.2% |
| Fair value | $217.60 | – |
| Margin of safety | −41.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.9% | 25.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% | 37.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 88.5% (better) | 76.8% |
| Operating margin | 67.9% (better) | −4.0% |
| Net margin | – | −1.9% |
| FCF margin | 62.4% (better) | 25.4% |
| Return on equity | – | −2.9% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −19.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 15.3× (better) | −11.3× |
| Current ratio | 0.59 | 1.70 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −2.15 | 4.88 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.2% | 50.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.79% | 18.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$32.1M | −$16.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.2% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- VRSN stock overview
- VRSN income statement
- VRSN valuation and score
- ZS stock overview
- ZS income statement
- ZS valuation and score
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