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What has Warren Buffett seen in this stock that other investors haven't? He's buying and has become the largest shareholder with a total of $2.7 billion investment

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Warren Buffett has been an aggressive investor at the US stock market over the past couple of years, and is still buying up a ton of shares in recent weeks, even amid market crash and inflation fears in January, 2025. What is he seeing at Wall Street that we are not? Here's what we can say
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Warren Buffett is currently one of the biggest names to be investing at Wall Street, and even though many felt that the Berkshire Hathaway CEO will be shying away from US stocks towards the end of 2024, he has in fact gone on proactively to invest some more and become one of the largest shareholders of internet domain provider VeriSign.
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Warren Buffett's sudden interest in VeriSign

Even though VeriSign has been going ahead steadily in the past months, backed by the bull run at the US stock market majorly for technology-based stocks, its growth has not been that surreal as compared to the like of Nvidia, Palantir and others, who are backed by AI. However, this internet provider company, founded in 1995, is known for its high profit margin and ranks fifth in the S&P 500 as of now, with a lot of promising factors that may have lured Buffett to invest.


Why is Berkshire Hathaway backing Verisign?

Berkshire Hathaway has been backing VeriSign for more than a decade, as they first bought the company's shares in the fourth quarter of 2012, and the legacy continues till today. According to reports, One reason that could be fueling Berkshire Hathaway's decision to add more investments into VeriSign is the high-profit margin being offered here, that may not be available elsewhere.

FAQs:

Is VeriSign publicly traded?
Yes, VeriSign, which is an internet domain provider company, is publicly traded, and is one of the top stocks at Wall Street.

Is VeriSign a part of S&P 500?
Yes, VeriSign is one of the top US stock in the S&P 500 stock index, ranking fifth in their list.
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