Verisk Analytics (VRSK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK), commonly known as Verisk, is a data analytics and technology company that helps organizations manage risk and make informed decisions. The company primarily serves the insurance industry, providing data, predictive analytics, software and decision-support tools for property and casualty insurers, life insurers and other risk-focused businesses.

Verisk’s products and services support insurance underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection, actuarial analysis and regulatory compliance. Its offerings use industry data, statistical models and advanced analytics to help insurers evaluate exposures, estimate losses, streamline claims processes and identify potentially fraudulent activity. The company also provides information and analytics for areas such as energy, financial services and specialized risk markets.

Verisk traces its roots to Insurance Services Office, which was established in 1971 to provide data and services to the property and casualty insurance industry. The company became publicly traded in 2009 and serves customers in the United States and international markets. Verisk is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Lee Shavel.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $171.79 to $179.21
• 50-Day Range: $175.49 to $213.15
• 52-Week Range: $155.94 to $268.18
• Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.34
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: $226.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Verisk Analytics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Verisk Analytics scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Verisk Analytics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.53, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Verisk Analytics has a consensus price target of $226.71, representing about 27.4% upside from its current price of $177.99.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Verisk Analytics has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Verisk Analytics are expected to grow by 12.97% in the coming year, from $7.71 to $8.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Verisk Analytics is 27.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Verisk Analytics is 27.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Verisk Analytics has a PEG Ratio of 2.00. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Verisk Analytics has a P/B Ratio of 80.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.55% of the float of Verisk Analytics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verisk Analytics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verisk Analytics has recently decreased by 23.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Verisk Analytics pays a meaningful dividend of 1.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Verisk Analytics has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Verisk Analytics is 30.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Verisk Analytics will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.96% next year. This indicates that Verisk Analytics will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Verisk Analytics has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Verisk Analytics this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for VRSK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Verisk Analytics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,396,828.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.52% of the stock of Verisk Analytics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.00% of the stock of Verisk Analytics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/09/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference: 9/15/2026
• U.S. All Stars Conference: 9/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRSK
• CIK: 1442145
• Web: www.verisk.com
• Phone: (201) 469-3000
• Fax: 201-748-1472
• Employees: 8,000
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Verisk Analytics: $226.71
• High Price Target: $260.00
• Low Price Target: $185.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.53
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.09
• P/E Growth: 2
• Net Income: $908.30 million
• Net Margins: 28.24%
• Pretax Margin: 36.96%
• Return on Equity: -239.55%
• Return on Assets: 18.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 10.42
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.54
• Cash Flow: $9.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.08
• Book Value: $2.22 per share
• Price / Book: 80.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 130,160,000
• Free Float: 129,479,000
• Market Cap: $23.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66