65,636 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Acquired by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

Key Points

• The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired 65,636 Verisk Analytics shares worth approximately $11.8 million, representing about 0.05% of the company; institutional investors collectively own 90% of the stock.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of $236.27. Verisk recently beat quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $1.98 EPS and $806.3 million in revenue.
• Verisk declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, equivalent to an annualized $2.00 payout and a 1.0% yield. Meanwhile, insiders sold 22,227 shares valued at roughly $4.17 million over the past 90 days.

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 65,636 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $11,784,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned approximately 0.05% of Verisk Analytics at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VRSK. UBS Group increased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $191.77 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $273.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $189.30 and a 200 day moving average of $185.39. The stock has a market cap of $24.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.67.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is presently 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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