NetEase Inc vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? NetEase Inc trades at $134.95 (market cap $86.14B), while Verisign, Inc. trades at $277.5 (market cap $25.26B). The key difference: NetEase Inc is far larger — about 3.4× Verisign, Inc.'s market cap, and NetEase Inc pays the higher dividend (2.25%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NTES | VRSN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $86.14B | $25.26B |
Sector | Media | Technology |
52-Week High | $159.34 | $310.00 |
52-Week Low | $109.26 | $211.49 |
Enterprise Value | $62.61B | $26.50B |
Dividend Yield | 2.25% | 1.17% |
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NetEase, which started on an internet portal service in 1997, is a leading online services provider in China. Its key services include online/mobile games, cloud music, media, advertising, email, live streaming, online education, and e-commerce. The company develops and operates some of the China's most popular PC client and mobile games, and it partners with global leading game developers, such as Blizzard Entertainment and Mojang (a Microsoft subsidiary).
Read more on NTES →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.
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