AXQ Capital LP Buys New Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• AXQ Capital LP acquired 18,077 shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter, valued at approximately $3.25 million. Institutional investors collectively own about 90% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with Verisk holding a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $230.29. Recent quarterly results exceeded expectations, with EPS of $1.98 and revenue of $806.3 million.
• Verisk announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, equivalent to a 1.0% annualized yield. Meanwhile, company insiders sold roughly $2.4 million worth of stock over the past 90 days.

AXQ Capital LP acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 18,077 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,245,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 302,134 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $66,778,000 after acquiring an additional 14,720 shares during the period. Premier Fund Managers Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $2,367,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $77,888,000 after purchasing an additional 61,719 shares during the period. Raiffeisen Bank International AG raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 255,194 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $57,255,000 after purchasing an additional 40,885 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 8,313 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Verisk Analytics from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $230.29.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.3%

VRSK opened at $190.60 on Friday. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $190.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $185.88. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $273.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market cap of $24.81 billion, a PE ratio of 29.28, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.66.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last issued 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. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.88 earnings per share. The company'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, research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. 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 Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is 30.72%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total transaction of $683,775.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at $19,050,920.70. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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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