IPM vs VRSN vs WIX Stock Comparison

Intelligent Protection Management, Verisign and Wix.com Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$305.95 +9.3% 1M +31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.47B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
1.05%
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
6 wins
WIX Wix.com Ltd.
$78.06 +10.1% 1M -42.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Verisign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Verisign 6, Wix.com 1, Intelligent Protection Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPMVRSNWIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.03M $27.47B $4.29B VRSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.9x 32.4x -24.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 32.8x 16.5x WIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +113.5% +6.5% — IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% 49.1% — VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.05% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.3% +31.4% -42.6% VRSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.7%/yr +6.6%/yr -15.9%/yr VRSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 28.6% 76.3% VRSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 60/100 52/100 VRSN

Percentile Scorecard

IPMVRSNWIX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIPMVRSNWIX
Valuation 14 #43 of 50 57 #17 of 38 81 #8 of 38
Growth 82 #9 of 45 26 #27 of 36 11 #32 of 36
Profitability 13 #35 of 40 100 #1 of 34 –
Financial Health 42 #35 of 60 25 #28 of 37 14 #32 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 95 #2 of 20 100 #1 of 20
Overall 38 60 52
  • IPM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • VRSN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • WIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIPMVRSNWIXSPY
1 month -5.6%+9.3%+10.1% +0.7%
3 months -7.1%+6.8%+37.7% +3.7%
6 months -7.7%+13.9%+4.5% +7.1%
Year to date -1.7%+25.9%-24.9% +12.8%
1 year -16.3%+31.4%-42.6% +11.9%
3 years +7.6%+54.4%-1.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.5%+15.6%-0.5% +22.8%
5 years -68.7%+37.4%-58.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -20.7%+6.6%-15.9% +10.9%
10 years -71.6%+261.5%+89.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -11.8%+13.7%+6.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIPMVRSNWIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%28.6%76.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%29.8%78.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.030.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.411.10-0.56 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.7%-38.8%-83.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-1.3%-46.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2.15$310.00$145.54 $779.14
52-week low $1.49$211.49$40.43 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIPMVRSNWIX
P/E now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 17.5x 32.4xmedian 27.6x -24.8xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 15.9xmedian 4.6x —median 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 10.4x 24.0xmedian 25.6x -21.5xmedian 25.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.2xmedian 13.3x 26.8xmedian 15.4x 10.0xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x -12.0xmedian 4.1x -2.5xmedian 4.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 1.28 3.33median 0.80 0.61median 0.80

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIPMVRSNWIX
Revenue $25.19M $1.73B –
Gross profit $12.19M $1.53B $1.42B
Operating income -$4.54M $1.17B -$208.48M
Net income -$3.73M $849.80M -$174.65M
Free cash flow -$644.80K $1.02B $430.73M
R&D – $108.00M $737.17M
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $9.40 $-3.03
Cash & equivalents $5.23M $206.80M $262.78M
Total debt – $7.70B –
Shares (diluted) 13.04M 90.40M 57.72M
Enterprise value -$1.79M $24.83B $27.44M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIPMVRSNWIX
P/E -5.9x 32.4x -24.8x
P/FCF -34.2x 26.8x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow -38.9x 25.9x 10.2x
P/S 0.9x 15.9x –
P/B 1.4x -12.0x -2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -11.2x -2.4x
EV/EBITDA -7.0x 24.0x -21.5x
EV/EBIT -3.7x 24.6x -17.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 16.6x –
EV/FCF -26.1x 28.1x 8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -29.7x 27.1x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 3.33 0.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPMVRSNWIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 113.5% 6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.0% 7.2% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 6.1% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 6.5% -245.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 5.8% -21.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.5% 4.8% -205.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.2% 5.1% -40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% 8.5% -209.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.1% 9.8% -40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.3% 2.8% -24.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 7.0% 42.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.6% 1.9% -24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 7.8% 25.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPMVRSNWIX
Gross margin 48.4% 88.6% –
EBITDA margin -9.5% 69.2% –
Operating margin -18.0% 67.6% –
Pretax margin -16.6% 64.2% –
Net margin -14.8% 49.1% –
FCF margin -2.6% 59.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 61.3% –
Return on equity -22.2% – –
Return on assets -12.9% 55.1% -6.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -22.1% 730.9% -34.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.2x -2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 4.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPMVRSNWIX
Debt / assets – 139.5% –
Debt / equity – -0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF – 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 278.5% 194.1%
Equity / assets 57.0% -178.5% -94.1%
Interest coverage – 15.0x –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.24 -3.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPMVRSNWIX
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 30.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.2% 30.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIPMVRSNWIX
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 32.8xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.08FY2026 $9.34FY2026 $4.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.0%FY2026 -35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +75.0% +13.6% +57.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.44MFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $2.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% +8.9% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPMVRSNWIX
Held by institutions – 96.9% 77.4%
Institutions holding – 882 237
Change in shares held, QoQ – +17.8% -29.4%
Institutions buying – 490 113
Institutions selling – 286 96
Buyers to sellers – 1.71 1.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IPMVRSNWIX
IPM 1.00 0.11 -0.03
VRSN 0.11 1.00 0.21
WIX -0.03 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPM, VRSN and WIX?

Verisign (VRSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.03M, Verisign (VRSN) $27.47B, Wix.com (WIX) $4.29B.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%, Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verisign (VRSN) returned the most: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -16.3%, Verisign (VRSN) +31.4%, Wix.com (WIX) -42.6%. Over five years, Verisign (VRSN) compounded fastest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -20.7%/yr, Verisign (VRSN) +6.6%/yr, Wix.com (WIX) -15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Verisign (VRSN) 1.05%. Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) and Wix.com (WIX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisign (VRSN) has been the steadiest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.2%, Verisign (VRSN) 28.6%, Wix.com (WIX) 76.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPM, VRSN and WIX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Verisign (VRSN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.