Advisors Capital Management LLC Acquires New Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Advisors Capital Management acquired 25,777 Verisk Analytics shares worth approximately $4.6 million, while institutional investors collectively own 90% of the company.
• Verisk reported quarterly EPS of $1.98, beating estimates by $0.05, and revenue of $806.3 million, up 4.3% year over year. The company issued a quarterly dividend of $0.50, equivalent to a 1.1% annual yield.
• Analysts maintain a mixed view, with the stock carrying a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $236.27. Insiders sold 22,227 shares worth approximately $4.2 million over the past 90 days.

Advisors Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 25,777 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $4,628,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $20,249,000 after purchasing an additional 18,461 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 441.5% in the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 44,185 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $9,884,000 after buying an additional 36,025 shares in the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $13,489,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 302,134 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $66,778,000 after acquiring an additional 14,720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Premier Fund Managers Ltd bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $2,367,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $187.68 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $24.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.83, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a 50 day moving average of $187.91 and a 200-day moving average of $185.45. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $274.78.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the topic of several analyst reports. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $236.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business'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 transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% 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 worth $4,174,599 over the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Company 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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