VeriSign is ranked 5th in the S&P 500 for the highest profit margin, at about 56%, tied with Nvidia, according to third-quarter financial data.

Warren Buffett has invested more than $74 million in a Reston company best known for controlling internet domains for organizations across the globe.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has been busy over the past week buying stock in an internet domain-name registry company, to extend its stature as the company’s largest shareholder.

Geico, and pension plans of other Berkshire Hathaway units bought nearly $30 million of shares of domain-name registry firm VeriSign.

Berkshire Hathaway buys $28 million in VeriSign shares between Dec 20-24, 2024, raising its total holdings to 13.2 million shares.