Yahoo Finance Q1 Earnings Outperformers: VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) And The Rest Of The E-commerce Software Stocks
Looking back on e-commerce software stocks' Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter's best and worst performers, including VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN) and its peers.
While e-commerce has been around for over two decades and enjoyed meaningful growth, its overall penetration of retail still remains low. Only around $1 in every $5 spent on retail purchases comes from digital orders, leaving over 80% of the retail market still ripe for online disruption. It is these large swathes of the retail where e-commerce has not yet taken hold that drives the demand for various e-commerce software solutions.
The 6 e-commerce software stocks we track reported an ok Q1; on average, revenues beat analyst consensus estimates by 1.5%. while next quarter's revenue guidance was in line with consensus. Inflation progressed towards the Fed's 2% goal at the end of 2023, leading to strong stock market performance. The start of 2024 has been a bumpier ride, as the market switches between optimism and pessimism around rate cuts due to mixed inflation data, but e-commerce software stocks have shown resilience, with share prices up 8.8% on average since the previous earnings results.
VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN)
While the company is not a domain registrar and does not directly sell domain names to end users, Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) operates and maintains the infrastructure to support domain names such as .com and .net.
VeriSign reported revenues of $384.3 million, up 5.5% year on year, in line with analysts' expectations. It was an ok quarter for the company, with revenue and EPS slightly exceeding analysts' estimates.
“These results mark another quarter of solid, consistent financial performance to start 2024,” said Jim Bidzos, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
VeriSign delivered the slowest revenue growth of the whole group. The stock is down 3.6% since the results and currently trades at $176.06.
Is now the time to buy VeriSign? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it's free.
Best Q1: BigCommerce (NASDAQ:BIGC)
Founded in Sydney, Australia in 2009 by Mitchell Harper and Eddie Machaalani, BigCommerce (NASDAQ:BIGC) provides software for businesses to easily create online stores.
BigCommerce reported revenues of $80.36 million, up 12% year on year, outperforming analysts' expectations by 4.1%. It was a solid quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts' billings estimates and full-year revenue guidance topping analysts' expectations.
BigCommerce achieved the biggest analyst estimates beat among its peers. The stock is up 15.3% since the results and currently trades at $7.72.
Is now the time to buy BigCommerce? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it's free.
Wix (NASDAQ:WIX)
Founded in 2006 in Tel Aviv, Wix.com (NASDAQ:WIX) offers a free and easy to operate website building platform.
Wix reported revenues of $419.8 million, up 12.2% year on year, in line with analysts' expectations. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a decent beat of analysts' billings estimates but a decline in its gross margin.
Wix had the weakest performance against analyst estimates and weakest full-year guidance update in the group. The stock is up 14.8% since the results and currently trades at $156.03.
Read our full analysis of Wix's results here.
Squarespace (NYSE:SQSP)
Founded in New York City in 2003, Squarespace (NYSE:SQSP) is a platform for small businesses and creators to build their digital presences online.
Squarespace reported revenues of $281.1 million, up 18.6% year on year, surpassing analysts' expectations by 1.7%. It was a decent quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts' billings estimates but a decline in its gross margin.
Squarespace scored the highest full-year guidance raise among its peers. The stock is up 23.5% since the results and currently trades at $43.78.
Read our full, actionable report on Squarespace here, it's free.
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY)
Founded by Bob Parsons after selling his first company to Intuit, GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) provides small and mid-sized businesses with the ability to buy a web domain and tools to create and manage a website.
GoDaddy reported revenues of $1.11 billion, up 7% year on year, surpassing analysts' expectations by 1.1%. It was an ok quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts' bookings estimates but a decline in its gross margin.
The stock is up 15.9% since the results and currently trades at $143.99.
Read our full, actionable report on GoDaddy here, it's free.
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