18,458 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Acquired by Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.

Key Points

• Tocqueville Asset Management acquired 18,458 shares of Verisk Analytics worth approximately $3.3 million during the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own about 90% of the company.
• Analyst views remain mixed, with a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $236.27; ratings range from Strong Buy to Sell.
• Verisk exceeded quarterly expectations with $1.98 in EPS and $806.3 million in revenue, while revenue increased 4.3% year over year. The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, equal to a 1.1% annualized yield.

Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 18,458 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,314,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $233,000. Flossbach Von Storch SE acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $58,069,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $257,000. Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $3,385,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $13,612,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on VRSK. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,273,877.74. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $187.68 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $274.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.43 billion, a PE ratio of 28.83, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock's fifty day moving average is $187.91 and its 200-day moving average is $185.45.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Verisk Analytics Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc NASDAQ: VRSK is a data analytics and decision‑support provider that helps organizations assess and manage risk. The company supplies data, predictive models and software to customers in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, government, energy and other commercial markets. Its offerings are designed to support underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection and regulatory compliance, enabling clients to make more informed operational and strategic decisions.

Verisk's product portfolio combines large proprietary datasets with analytics platforms and industry‑specific applications.

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