Aquatic Capital Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Aquatic Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Verisk by 295.8% in Q3, adding 15,058 shares to hold 20,148 shares valued at about $5.07 million.
• Verisk reported a Q beat with $1.82 EPS vs. $1.60 expected and $778.8M revenue (up 5.8% YoY), and set FY2026 guidance of $7.45–$7.75 EPS.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.50 per share (annual $2.00, ~1.0% yield) and authorized a $2.5 billion share buyback to repurchase up to 10.1% of outstanding shares.

Aquatic Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 295.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,148 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 15,058 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC's holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $5,067,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,551,000 after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $209,000. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.2% in the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 34,307 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $10,687,000 after acquiring an additional 2,014 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wolfe Research reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $204.74 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $204.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $222.98.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The company had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

About Verisk Analytics

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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