Amundi Increases Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 22.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 870,867 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 160,653 shares during the quarter. Amundi owned approximately 0.67% of Verisk Analytics worth $156,347,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 21.5% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 348,196 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $77,888,000 after acquiring an additional 61,719 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 19.1% during the fourth quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 255,194 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $57,255,000 after purchasing an additional 40,885 shares in the last quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 376.7% during the 4th quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 10,520 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,353,000 after buying an additional 8,313 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 22.1% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 233,328 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $52,193,000 after acquiring an additional 42,295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $3,569,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 5.5%

VRSK stock opened at $175.49 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.84 billion, a PE ratio of 26.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a fifty day moving average of $190.74 and a 200-day moving average of $185.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million during 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business 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 $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%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 11,990 shares of company stock worth $2,396,828 in the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on VRSK. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of 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 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings raised Verisk Analytics from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $275.00 to $225.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $226.71.

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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