Compare Altria Group Inc (MO) vs Verisign, Inc. (VRSN) Price & Performance

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Altria Group Inc vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? Altria Group Inc trades at $65.14 (market cap $114.13B), while Verisign, Inc. trades at $287.63 (market cap $26.52B). The key difference: Altria Group Inc is far larger — about 4.3× Verisign, Inc.'s market cap, and Altria Group Inc pays the higher dividend (6.2%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.

	MO	VRSN
Market Cap	$114.13B	$26.52B
Sector	Consumer Staples	Technology
52-Week High	$74.92	$310.00
52-Week Low	$54.72	$211.49
Enterprise Value	$136.34B	$27.82B
Dividend Yield	6.2%	1.1%

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Verisign, Inc.

VRSN trades at $294.56, up 0.69% today, with a bullish technical signal and strong support near $290. The company reported Q2 2026 revenue of $435 million, up 6% year-over-year, with EPS of $2.38 beating expectations. Analyst consensus is a Buy with a $320 price target, citing growth from AI-driven domain registrations and the recent .web domain delegation.

Outlook remains positive with double-digit profit growth potential from pending price hikes, though risks include contract renewals and high valuation multiples. The stock's current price offers an 8.6% upside to the consensus target, supported by stable cash flows and a dominant market position in domain registry services.

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Invesco's PEY ETF outperforms with a dividend-growth filter, offering higher returns and reliable income.24/7 Wall Street · 16 hours agoBullish Altria offers 6.3% yield with 60 years of dividend growth, trading at a low valuation amid regulatory risks.Seeking Alpha · 4 days agoBullish Altria shares drop after Q2 results miss estimates; investigation into possible misleading earnings outlook underwayPRNewsWire · 4 days agoBearish View details →

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About Altria Group Inc

Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Helix Innovations, and Philip Morris Capital, although the company plans to wind down Philip Morris Capital by the end of 2022. It holds a 10% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria holds the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the U.S. with a 43% share in 2020. Altria holds strategic investments in JUUL Labs (35% economic interest) and Cronos (42%).

About Verisign, Inc.

Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical Internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating 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, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.