Unilever plc vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? Unilever plc trades at $62.18 (market cap $131.86B), while Verisign, Inc. trades at $277.5 (market cap $25.26B). The key difference: Unilever plc is far larger — about 5.2× Verisign, Inc.'s market cap, and Unilever plc pays the higher dividend (3.68%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UL | VRSN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $131.86B | $25.26B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $74.59 | $310.00 |
52-Week Low | $55.05 | $211.49 |
Enterprise Value | $157.31B | $26.50B |
Dividend Yield | 3.68% | 1.17% |
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Unilever is a diversified personal product (42% of 2021 sales by value), home care (20%), and packaged food (38%) company. Its brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Lipton teas, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemme haircare brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years
Read more on UL →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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