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Dec 19, 2025
VeriSign, Inc.: Verisign to Continue to Benefit as Operator of Some of the Internet’s Most Valuable Real Estate
Summary
Verisign is an operator of critical infrastructure within the domain name system, or DNS. As the registry for some of the world’s most popular TLDs, .com and .net, Verisign directs DNS resolvers to the appropriate registry where IP addresses are stored. Verisign’s control over its TLDs is regulated by ICANN and the NTIA and are subject to contract renewal every six years. The company generates
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Analyst Profile
Eric Compton
Equity Analyst
Eric Compton, CFA, is an equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, covering the U.S. and Canadian banking sectors, including the U.S. money center banks, U.S. regional banks, and the Big Six Canadian banks.Before joining Morningstar in 2015, Compton was a business analyst for ESIS, a global provider of risk management products and a subsidiary of ACE Group. Compton holds a bachelor's degree in applied health science from Wheaton College. He has passed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst® program and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
